Functional contextual processes in posttraumatic stress;Procesos contextual funcionales en estrés postraumático

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 443-467

  Blackledge, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Functional contextual; Model; Posttraumatic stress; Psychological processes; PTSD; Relational frame theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350726596     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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