PARENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Six-, Twelve-, and Fifteen-Month Follow-Ups of a High-Conflict Program

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-114

  Neff, Ron ^a   Cooper, Kat ^a  

^a Maricopa County Management Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive intervention; high conflict families; parent education; parental alienation; personality disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 85164492508     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00636.x     Document Type: Article

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