Family attachment narrative therapy: Healing the experience of early childhood maltreatment

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-237

  May, Joanne C ^a,b  

^a Family Attachment Center of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Family Attachment Center   (United States)

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EID: 24344436001     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2005.tb01565.x     Document Type: Article

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