Dissociation-focused victim support and coping with traumatic memory: An empirical search for evidence sustaining the effectiveness of downward comparison based interventions

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-200

  Winkel, Frans Willem ^a   Blaauw, Eric ^a   Wisman, Francien ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84997945691     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026975809900600302     Document Type: Article

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