Grief counselling efficacy: What have we learned?

Bereavement Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Larson, Dale G ^a   Hoyt, William T ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Efficacy; Grief counselling; Outcomes; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956606201     PISSN: 02682621     EISSN: 19448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02682620903355424     Document Type: Article

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