The lived experiences of evangelical christian men who self-identify as sexual addicts: An existential-phenomenological study

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-323

  Edger, Kailla ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84996447830     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720160903307882     Document Type: Article

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