Psychotherapy Process Variables Associated with the Retrieval of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-332

  Phelps, Alisa ^a   Friedlander, Myrna L ^c   Enns, Carolyn Zerbe ^b  

^a North Star Mental Health Services   (United States)

^b Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0009189862     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.44.3.321     Document Type: Article

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