Marital adjustment and irrational beliefs

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-13

  Addis, Jane ^a   Bernard, Michael E ^b  

^a Private Practice   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Irrational beliefs; Marriage; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442717093     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015199803099     Document Type: Article

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