A re-examination of the current status and future of family therapy in India

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-300

  Mittal, Mona ^a   Hardy, Kenneth V ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Marriage and family therapy; Status of profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344509844     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-005-6210-0     Document Type: Article

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