Anxious and depressive avoidance and symptoms of Prolonged Gief, depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 49-67

  Boelen, Paul A ^a   Van Den Bout, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77956581248     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-50-1-2-49     Document Type: Article

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