The path to posttraumatic growth versus posttraumatic stress disorder: Contributions of event centrality and coping

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-194

  Schuettler, Darnell ^a   Boals, Adriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 79953087278     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.519273     Document Type: Article

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