Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress: An Integrative Psychosocial Framework

Trauma, Recovery, and Growth: Positive Psychological Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-20

  Joseph, Stephen ^a   Linley, P Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Applied Positive Psychology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Positive psychology; Posttraumatic stress; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Vietnam veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888750094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269718.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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