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Original Articles

Therapeutic itineraries of ‘depressed’ women in Greece: power relationships and agency in therapeutic pluralism

Pages 41-57 | Received 01 Dec 2006, Accepted 01 Nov 2009, Published online: 21 Apr 2010

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