Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and child witnesses to mother-assault: A summary and review *

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 275-306

  Lehmann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0034148196     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-7409(00)00078-5     Document Type: Review

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