Developmental trauma from a biophysical perspective

Helping Children Cope with Trauma: Individual, Family and Community Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-18

  Pratchett, Laura C ^a,b   Yehuda, Rachel ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84920771464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315857756     Document Type: Chapter

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