The marriage checkup: Increasing access to marital health care

Family Process

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-485

  Morrill, Melinda Ippolito ^a   Eubanks Fleming, Cj ^a   Harp, Amanda G ^a   Sollenberger, Julia W ^a   Darling, Ellen V ^a   Cördova, James V ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief treatment; Couples; Marriage Checkup; Motivational interviewing; Prevention; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155190393     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2011.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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