Adapting the Multifamily Group Model to the Veterans Affairs System: The REACH Program

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 593-600

  Sherman, Michelle D ^a   Fischer, Ellen P ^b   Sorocco, Kristen ^a   McFarlane, William R ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

affective disorders; family psychoeducation; family therapy; multifamily group; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949112660     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016333     Document Type: Article

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