Imaginal confrontation for resolving child abuse issues

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 433-453

  Paivio, Sandra C ^a   Hall, Imogen E ^a   Holowaty, Karen A M ^a   Jellis, Jerry B ^b   Tran, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0346347962     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptr/11.4.433     Document Type: Article

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