Eye movement desensitisation: Past research, complexities, and future directions

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 168-173

  Lee, Christopher ^b   Gavriel, Helen ^a   Richards, Jeff ^b  

^a Building 36   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030292795     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069608260202     Document Type: Article

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