Psychoeducation: A First Step to Understanding Infidelity-Related Systemic Trauma and Grieving

The Family Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Dean, Christian J ^a  

^a Capella University   (United States)

Author keywords

grieving; infidelity; psychoeducation; systems theory; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650281124     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480710387487     Document Type: Article

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