Stemming the tide of trauma systemically: The role of family therapy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-183

  Figley, Charles R ^a   Figley, Kathleen Regan ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Figley Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Family therapy; Healing theory; Meaning making; PTSD; Systems; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349123459     PISSN: 0814723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/anft.30.3.173     Document Type: Article

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