The construction of a model of the process of couples' forgiveness in emotion-focused therapy for couples

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-502

  Meneses, Catalina Woldarsky ^a   Greenberg, Leslie S ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; TRUST;

ADULT; COUPLES THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SPOUSES; TRUST;

EID: 80054853853     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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