Psychodynamic treatment of latinos: A Critical Review of the Theoretical Literature and Practice Outcome Research

Psychoanalytic Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-102

  Gelman, Caroline Rosenthal ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; Mental health; Practice outcome; Psychodynamic

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043115260     PISSN: 15228878     EISSN: 15229033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J032v10n02_10     Document Type: Article

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