When two are a family: Looking backward and looking forward in a group intervention with single-by-choice mothers

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-266

  Ben Daniel, Natella ^a,d   Rokach, R ^b   Filtzer, L ^b   Feldman, R ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Jerusalem Mental Health Center Ezrath Nashim   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Infant Mental Health Unit   (Israel)

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EID: 34547365626     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2007.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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