Saying Good-by, an Example of Using a 'Good-by Technique' and Concomitant Psychodrama in the Resolving of Family Grief
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Concomitant Psychodrama, Resolving of Family GriefAbstract
It is the purpose of this paper to represent how a "Good-by Technique" has been implemented within a family using psychodrama to complete the grief work around a father and husband who committed suicide
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