Suicide in group therapy: Trauma and possibility

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 586-611

  O'Neill, Siobhan M ^a   Kueppenbender, Karsten ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84872561670     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 19432836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2012.62.4.586     Document Type: Article

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