Meaning making and growth: New directions for research on survivors of trauma

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 389-407

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Ai, Amy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 33746788893     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020600685295     Document Type: Article

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