Multisystemic Therapy: An Empirically Supported, Home-Based Family Therapy Approach

The Family Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Sheidow, Ashli J ^a,b   Woodford, Mark S ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

empirically supported; family therapy; home based; multisystemic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644762513     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703251889     Document Type: Article

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