Forgiveness therapy to treat embitterment: A review of relevant research

Embitterment: Societal, Psychological, and Clinical Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 197-207

  Wade, Nathaniel G ^a   Post, Brian C ^a   Cornish, Marilyn A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84891408381     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-99741-3_16     Document Type: Chapter

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