Diagnosis in Marriage and Family Counseling: An Ethical Double Bind

The Family Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-66

  Crews, Judith A ^a   Hill, Nicole R ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

counseling; counseling ethics; diagnosis; family

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644436726     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480704269281     Document Type: Article

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