Fostering strength and resiliency in same-sex couples: An overview

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 153-165

  Long, Janie K ^a   Andrews, Barbara V ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADAMS STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay male couples; Lesbian couples; Same sex couples; Therapy with gay male couples; Therapy with lesbian couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548648836     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v06n01_13     Document Type: Article

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