Integrative Families and Systems Treatment: A Middle Path Toward Integrating Common and Specific Factors in Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 515-528

  Fraser, J Scott ^a   Solovey, Andrew D ^b   Grove, David ^c   Lee, Mo Yee ^d   Greene, Gilbert J ^d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center   (United States)

^c Family Therapy Institute of Columbus   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864018434     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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