First session solution-focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: Mothers' experiences and views

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-28

  Lloyd, Helen ^a   Dallos, Rudi ^b  

^a Plymouth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38349110453     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2008.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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