Facilitated disclosure versus clinical accommodation of infidelity secrets: An early pivot point in couple therapy. Part 2: Therapy ethics, pragmatics, and protocol

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-283

  Butler, Mark H ^a   Seedall, Ryan B ^b   Harper, James M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47649111627     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180701291253     Document Type: Article

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