Contextualizing Images in Dreams: More Intense after Abuse and Trauma

Dreaming

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 115-126

  Hartmann, Ernest ^a   Zborowski, Michael ^b   Rosen, Rachel ^a   Grace, Nancy ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextualizing images; Dreams; Imagery; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035647101     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016688110279     Document Type: Article

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