The efficacy of art and writing therapy: Increasing positive mental health outcomes and participant retention after exposure to traumatic experience

Art Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-12

  Pizarro, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 31444456900     PISSN: 07421656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2004.10129327     Document Type: Article

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