Emotion-focused couples therapy and the facilitation of forgiveness

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-42

  Greenberg, Leslie ^a   Warwar, Serine ^b   Malcolm, Wanda ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Johns Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

ADULT; COUPLES THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST;

EID: 74249083261     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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