Is rape-related self blame distinct from other post traumatic attributions of blame? A comparison of severity and implications for treatment

Women and Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-460

  Moor, Avigail ^a   Farchi, Moshe ^a  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

PTSD; Rape; Rape treatment; Self blame

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053452655     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2011.591671     Document Type: Article

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