The monsters in my head: Posttraumatic stress disorder and the child survivor of sexual abuse

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-89

  Putman, Stacie E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149231139     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00552.x     Document Type: Article

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