Family therapist comfort with and willingness to discuss client sexuality

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-250

  Harris, Steven M ^a   Hays, Kelli Wenner ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Private Practice ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42349098771     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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