Sexual abuse survivors' perceptions of the effectiveness of EMDR and eclectic therapy

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-272

  Edmond, Tonya ^a   Sloan, Lacey ^b   McCarty, Dawn ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult survivors; Childhood sexual abuse; EMDR; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042526799     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504265830     Document Type: Article

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