Client's religiosity and expected working alliance with theistic psychotherapists

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-92

  Shumway, Brett ^a   Waldo, Michael ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

informed consent; Religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866178656     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025675     Document Type: Article

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