The existentialism of rollo may: An influence on trauma treatment

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-461

  Pitchford, Daniel B ^a  

^a SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Existentialism; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350130801     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167808327679     Document Type: Article

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