Testing the Effectiveness of Bowen's Concept of Differentiation in Predicting Psychological Distress in Individuals Age 62 Years or Older

The Family Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-233

  Kim Appel, Dohee ^a,b,c   Appel, Jonathan ^a,b,c   Newman, Isadore ^a,b,c   Parr, Patricia ^a,b,c  

^a Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services   (United States)

^b Bridgewater House   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowen; Bowen's differentiation; older individuals; self differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249157339     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480707301291     Document Type: Article

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