The fate of traumatic memories in childhood and adulthood

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 761-780

  Christianson, Sven Åke ^a   Lindholm, Torun ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MEMORY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032150009     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579498001850     Document Type: Article

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