Childhood Traumatic Grief: Concepts and Controversies

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-327

  Cohen, J A ^a   Mannarino, A P ^a   Greenberg, T ^a   Padlo, S ^a   Shipley, C ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; children; grief; trauma; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998153430     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838002237332     Document Type: Article

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