Randomized Control Trial of a CBT Trauma Recovery Program in Palestinian Schools

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 306-321

  Barron, Ian G ^a   Abdallah, Ghassan ^b   Smith, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Applied Research in Education   (Palestine)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; cognitive behavioral therapy; Palestine; psycho trauma recovery; randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873109999     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.688712     Document Type: Article

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