Group treatment for chronically traumatized adolescents: Igniting SPARCS of change

Treating Traumatized Children: Risk, Resilience and Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 225-239

  DeRosa, Ruth ^a   Pelcovitz, David ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904829138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203893104     Document Type: Chapter

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