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Couple Violence in Couple and Family Therapy

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Spencer, C., Mendez, M., Stith, S. (2019). Couple Violence in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_446

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