Posttraumatic growth moderates the association between violent revictimization and persisting PTSD symptoms in victims of interpersonal violence: A six-month follow-up study

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 527-545

  Kunst, M J J ^a   Winkel, F W ^a   Bogaerts, S ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77953571960     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.5.527     Document Type: Article

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