Cause and responsibility: Towards an interactional understanding of blaming and 'neutrality' in family therapy

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-351

  Stancombe, John ^a   White, Sue ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27844579708     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2005.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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