Mind-Body Skills Groups for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms in Palestinian Children and Adolescents in Gaza

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-262

  Staples, Julie K ^a   Abdel Atti, Jamil Ahmed ^b   Gordon, James S ^a  

^a The Center for Mind Body Medicine   (United States)

^b The Center for Mind Body Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Depression; Mind body therapies; Posttraumatic stress disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051810698     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024015     Document Type: Article

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