Treatment of PTSD in Rwandan child genocide survivors using thought field therapy

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-49

  Sakai, Caroline E ^a   Connolly, Suzanne M ^a   Oas, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child survivors; Genocide; PTSD; Rwanda; TFT; Thought field therapy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RWANDA; SURVIVOR; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; RWANDA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; WAR;

EID: 77958113933     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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