Treating emotion dysregulation in a couples context: A pilot study of a couples skills group intervention

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-391

  Kirby, Jennifer S ^a,b   Baucom, Donald H ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUPLES THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250810781     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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