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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Teresa D’Astice & William P. Russell

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  1. Teresa D’Astice
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Correspondence to Teresa D’Astice .

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    David Kearns Ph.D.

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Bahareh Sahebi Psy.D., AMFT

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D’Astice, T., Russell, W.P. (2019). Enmeshment in Couples and Families. 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_1021

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