When recounting the traumatic memories is not enough: Treating persistent self-devaluation associated with rape and victim-blaming rape myths

Women and Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Moor, Avigail ^a  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Psychological sequelae of rape; Rape; Rape myths; Rape treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249743135     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v30n01_02     Document Type: Article

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