An Ideal Victim: Idealizing Trauma Victims Causes Traumatic Stress in Human Rights Workers

Human Rights Review

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 106-114

  Eisenman, David P ^a   Bergner, Sharone ^a   Cohen, Ilene ^a  

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EID: 0010705354     PISSN: 15248879     EISSN: 18746306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12142-000-1046-3     Document Type: Article

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