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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2019

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Zachary LaBrot  and
Brad Dufrene
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Stephen Hupp
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Pseudoscience in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
A Skeptical Field Guide
 , pp. 66 - 79
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Learning
  • Edited by Stephen Hupp, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Book: Pseudoscience in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
  • Online publication: 15 February 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316798096.007
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316798096.007
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