Trauma, resilience and growth in children and adolescents

Responses to Traumatized Children

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 148-161

  Joseph, Stephen ^a   Knibbs, Jacky ^b   Hobbs, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b South Warwickshire ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c St Albans Child and Family Clinic   (Australia)

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EID: 67049102859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230625808     Document Type: Chapter

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