Advances in our understanding of earthquake trauma and its treatment: A self-help model of mental health care for survivors

Mental Health and Disasters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 396-418

  Başoğlu, Metin ^a,b   Livanou, Maria ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Istanbul Center for Behavior Research and Therapy (ICBRT/DABATEM)   (Turkey)

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EID: 84927024439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511730030.024     Document Type: Chapter

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