The effect of an expressive writing intervention on pronouns: The surprising case of I

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 436-446

  Dunnack, Eric S ^a   Park, Crystal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 70449396926     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020902925084     Document Type: Article

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