Tibetans' coping mechanisms following torture: An interview study of Tibetan torture survivors' use of coping mechanisms and how these were supported by western counseling

Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Elsass, Peter ^a   Phuntsok, Kalsang ^b  

^a CSS   (Denmark)

^b The Central Tibetan Administration   (India)

Author keywords

Coping; Imprisonment; Refugees; Tibet; Torture

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249087401     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765608325120     Document Type: Article

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