“I Survived”: The Content and Forms of Survival Narratives

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 497-513

  Kosenko, Kami ^a   Laboy, Johanne ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; narratives; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma; violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907592964     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2013.808948     Document Type: Article

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