Unseen wounds: The contribution of psychological maltreatment to child and adolescent mental health and risk outcomes.

Spinazzola, Joseph, Hodgdon, Hilary, Liang, Li-Jung, Ford, Julian D., Layne, Christopher M., Pynoos, Robert, Briggs, Ernestine C., Stolbach, Bradley +1 more·2014·Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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