Couples, existential psychotherapy, and myocardial infarction: A ten year evaluation study

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-379

  Lantz, Jim ^a,b   Gregoire, Tom ^a,b  

^a Center for Relationship Success   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandonment fear; Couples therapy; Myocardial infarction; Physical vulnerability; Rehabilitation tasks; Sex anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043130281     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027304618120     Document Type: Article

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