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25 - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

An Evidence-Based Approach for Helping Children Overcome the Impact of Child Abuse and Trauma

from Part III - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

By
Melissa K. Runyon ,
Elizabeth Risch  and
Esther Deblinger
Edited by
Lara J. Farrell ,
Thomas H. Ollendick  and
Peter Muris
Lara J. Farrell
Affiliation:
Griffith University, Queensland
Thomas H. Ollendick
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Peter Muris
Affiliation:
Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands
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Innovations in CBT for Childhood Anxiety, OCD, and PTSD
Improving Access and Outcomes
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Print publication year: 2019

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