Cyber-Sex: The new affair treatment considerations

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 37-56

  Atwood, Joan D ^a   Schwartz, Limor ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber affair; Extramarital sex; Internet infidelity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746798383     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v01n03_03     Document Type: Article

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