Mother-infant psychotherapy: Examining the therapeutic process of change

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-319

  Paris, Ruth ^a   Spielman, Eda ^b   Bolton, Rendelle E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Boston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 67650690960     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20216     Document Type: Article

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