Psychological Support in Disasters: Facilitating Psychological Support for Catastrophic Events
- ISBN-10
- 1889315036
- ISBN-13
- 9781889315034
- Category
- Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
- Pages
- 203
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Authors
- Amy Davis, Julie Jervis, Christy Davis
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