Helping Child Flood Victims Using Group EMDR Intervention in Argentina: Treatment Outcome and Gender Differences

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-153

  Adúriz, María Elena ^a   Bluthgen, Cristina ^a   Knopfler, Catalina ^a  

^a Argentine Society of Psychotrauma   (Argentina)

Author keywords

catastrophe intervention; children; EMDR; group protocols; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 65849147190     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014719     Document Type: Article

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