Therapeutic factors in a systemic multi-family group treatment for major depression: Patients' and partners' perspectives

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-269

  Lemmens, Gilbert M D ^d   Eisler, Ivan ^a   Dierick, Paul ^b   Lietaer, Germain ^b   Demyttenaere, Koen ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

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EID: 68149165536     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2009.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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