Behavioral couple therapy: Past, present, and future

Handbook of Family Therapy: The Science and Practice of Working with Families and Couples

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 323-347

  Atkins, David C ^a   Dlmidjian, Sona ^a   Christensen, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85075312550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203490419-24     Document Type: Chapter

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