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SPECIAL SECTION: GROUP THERAPY

Seeking psychological help: A comparison of individual and group treatment

Zipora Shechtman Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David Vogel Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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Neta Maman Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Pages 30-36 | Received 14 Jun 2009, Accepted 31 Aug 2009, Published online: 23 Oct 2009

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