THE COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE PROJECT: A Court-Based Intervention for Separating Parents with Young Children

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-51

  Pruett, Marsha Kline ^a   Insabella, Glendessa M ^a   Gustafson, Katherine ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trial; court based intervention; family outcomes; father involvement; preventive intervention; young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846833384     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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