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Negative Explanation in Family Systems Theory

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  1. University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA

    Carissa D’Aniello, Stephen T. Fife & Maria Pelczar

  2. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Stephen T. Fife

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  1. Carissa D’Aniello
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  2. Stephen T. Fife
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  3. Maria Pelczar
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Correspondence to Carissa D’Aniello .

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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. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    Eli Karam

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D’Aniello, C., Fife, S.T., Pelczar, M. (2019). Negative Explanation in Family Systems Theory. 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_291

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