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Marital Dyads

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Since the last edition of this book was published, the institution of marriage has remained in a state of significant distress and yet, simultaneously, there has been an impressive pro-marriage effort underway in the United States and in many other countries of the world.

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, 92108, USA

    Gary Birchler & Cristina Magana

  2. Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    William Fals-Stewart

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    Michel Hersen

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    Samuel M. Turner

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Birchler, G., Magana, C., Fals-Stewart, W. (2003). Marital Dyads. In: Hersen, M., Turner, S.M. (eds) Diagnostic Interviewing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4963-2_16

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