The SRM approach to family assessment : An introduction and case example

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-225

  Cook, William L ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family assessment; Family systems; Measurement; Psychopathology; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844543210     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.21.4.216     Document Type: Review

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