Clinically significant change after cognitive restructuring for adult survivors of childhood sexual

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-64

  Möller, André T ^a   Steel, Henry R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse; Clinically significant change; Cognitive restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 11044232097     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015180920846     Document Type: Article

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