Military Sexual Trauma in Men: Exploring Treatment Principles

Traumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 29-40

  Hoyt, Tim ^a   Rielage, Jennifer Klosterman ^a   Williams, Lauren F ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

group treatment; male victims; military sexual trauma; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866103278     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765611430724     Document Type: Article

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