Testimony therapy: Treatment method for traumatized victims of organized violence

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-373

  Van Dijk, Janie A ^a,b   Schoutrop, Mirjam J A ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^c  

^a Centrum '45/De Vonk   (Netherlands)

^b University of Leiden ^*  (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISON; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REFUGEE; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIOLENCE; WITNESS; ARTICLE; CHILE; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; POLITICS; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILE; HUMANS; POLITICS; PRISONERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0642335414     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.3.361     Document Type: Review

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