Addressing the chronic sorrow of long-term spousal caregivers: A primer for counselors

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-482

  Rossheim, Beth ^a   McAdams, Charles ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 77955929489     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00048.x     Document Type: Article

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