Perceptions of mental health professionals and family caregivers about their collaborative relationships: A factor analytic study

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-104

  Andrew, Megan ^a   Farhall, John ^a   Ong, Ben ^a   Waddell, Fiona ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical counselling psychology; Family issues; Intergroup processes; Professional caregiver collaboration; Psychology and other disciplines

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449581429     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060902733719     Document Type: Article

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