A Family Systems Perspective to Recovery From Posttraumatic Stress in Children

The Family Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-357

  Bernardon, Stephanie ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; family systems therapy; narrative family therapy; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956299373     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480710376618     Document Type: Article

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