Family therapy by default: Developing useful fallback positions for therapists

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-245

  Reimers, Sigurd ^a,b  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Family Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745941782     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2006.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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