The mechanisms of psychosocial injury following human rights violations, mass trauma, and torture

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 172-191

  Nickerson, Angela ^a   Bryant, Richard A ^a   Rosebrock, Laina ^b   Litz, Brett T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complex trauma; Depression; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Refugees; Torture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927669474     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12064     Document Type: Article

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