Making and finding memories:A commentary on the “repressed memory” controversy

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 109-118

  Dalenberg, Constance J ^a  

^a CSPP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MEMORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECALL;

EID: 0028135439     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v03n03_08     Document Type: Article

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