A naturalistic study of the relation of psychotherapy process to changes in symptoms, information processing, and physiological activity in complex trauma

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-446

  D'Andrea, Wendy ^a   Pole, Nnamdi ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

psychophysiology; psychotherapy; Trauma; treatment outcome; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867295543     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025067     Document Type: Article

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