The process of transcending a traumatic childhood

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-270

  Skogrand, Linda ^a   Singh, Archana ^a   Allgood, Scot ^a   Defrain, John ^b   Defrain, Nikki ^c   Jones, Jean E ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Concordia University ^*  (United States)

^d Nebraska   (United States)

Author keywords

Spirituality; Transcending; Traumatic childhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448936884     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-007-9049-8     Document Type: Article

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