Survivors of child sexual abuse and dissociative coping: Relearning in a group context

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-94

  Shaffer, Janice ^a   Brown, Lynn L ^b   Jeffries McWhirter, J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011453539     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933929808411383     Document Type: Article

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