Dissociation and internal models of protection: Psychotherapy with child abuse survivors

Psychotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-36

  Thomas, Peter M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCESS MODEL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 17144388998     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.42.1.20     Document Type: Review

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