No Man Left Behind: Effectively Engaging Male Military Veterans in Counseling

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 241-251

  Kivari, Carson A ^a   Oliffe, John L ^a   Borgen, William A ^a   Westwood, Marvin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

client centered; critical incident; engagement; gender role; group therapy; help seeking; masculinities; men s counseling; men s health; military; psychotherapy; qualitative; trauma; veterans; Veterans Transition Program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COUNSELING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VETERAN;

ADULT; COUNSELING; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VETERANS;

EID: 85042329686     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316630538     Document Type: Article

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