Relational experiences of complex trauma survivors in treatment: Preliminary findings from a naturalistic study

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 640-648

  Tummala Narra, Pratyusha ^a   Kallivayalil, Diya ^b   Singer, Rachel ^a   Andreini, Rhiannon ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

complex trauma; psychotherapy; relationships; resilience; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874058273     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024929     Document Type: Article

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