Recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder in children following road traffic accidents: The role of talking and feeling understood

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-41

  Stallard, Paul ^a,b   Velleman, Richard ^a   Baldwin, Sarah ^a  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Post traumatic stress disorder; Road traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034747489     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.610     Document Type: Article

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