Understanding and working with resistant ambivalence in psychotherapy: An integrative approach

The Art and Science of Psychotherapy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 171-188

  Arkowitz, Hal ^a   Engle, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 77649255104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203943427     Document Type: Chapter

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