Central Relationship Themes in Group Psychotherapy: A Social Relations Model Analysis of Transference

Group Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-306

  Markin, Rayna D ^a   Kivlighan Jr , Dennis M ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

central relationship theme; group therapy; social microcosm theory; social relations model; transference

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849124533     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013024     Document Type: Article

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