In the aftermath of September 11: Group interventions with traumatized children revisited

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-354

  Scheidlinger, Saul ^a,b,c   Kahn, Gloria Batkin ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TERRORISM;

CHILD; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 21744456386     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2005.55.3.335     Document Type: Review

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