Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Psychopathology in Refugees: A Reflective Cross-Cultural Contextual View of Mental Health Interventions

Refugees Worldwide: Volume 1-4

Volumn 1-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-186

  Drožd ek, Boris ^a,b   Wilson, John P ^e   Turkovic, Silvana ^c,d  

^a Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland   (Netherlands)

^b Summer School of Psychotrauma   (Croatia)

^c Trauma Consultants Ltd   (United States)

^d CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

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