A critique of posttraumatic stress disorder and the DSM

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-445

  Burstow, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antipsychiatry; DSM; Feminist; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644433427     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167805280265     Document Type: Article

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