Complex PTSD: Research directions for nosology/ assessment, treatment, and public health

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ford, Julian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assessment; Children; PTSD; Public health; Self regulation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936869480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.27584     Document Type: Article

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