Forming criteria for assessing the coherence of clients' life stories: A narrative study

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 384-406

  Androutsopoulou, Athena ^a   Thanopoulou, Kia ^b   Economou, Efi ^a   Bafiti, Tsabika ^a  

^a Lab for the Stud of Hum Relations   (Greece)

^b Psychiatric Hospital of Attika Dafni   (Greece)

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EID: 7444238256     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2004.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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