A Sense of sisterhood: A qualitative case study of a flexibly structured, long-term therapy group for divorced women

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-246

  Kimball, Thomas G ^a   Wieling, Elizabeth ^b   Brimhall, Andrew ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Collaborative language systems; Divorce; Divorce therapy group; Feminist; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950786178     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952830903345982     Document Type: Article

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