Late-Life depression and the counseling agenda: exploring geriatric logotherapy as a treatment modality
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Psychological Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2011-7922,2011-2084
DOI: 10.21500/20112084.708