Cumulative tertiary appraisals of traumatic events across cultures: Two studies

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-66

  Kira, Ibrahim A ^a,b   Templin, Thomas ^c   Lewandowski, Linda ^c   Ramaswamy, Vidya ^c   Ozkan, Bulent ^c   Abou Mediane, Sharifa ^a   Mohanesh, Jamal ^d   Alamia, Hala ^a  

^a Center for Cumulative Trauma Studies   (United States)

^b Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services   (United States)

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EID: 79251565582     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.519288     Document Type: Article

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