Psychotherapy with traumatized Southeast Asian refugees

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-78

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health treatment; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; Southeast Asian refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041639706     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005210628134     Document Type: Article

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