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Prag, P.W. (2018). Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. In: Leeming, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27771-9_9320-1

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