The impact of war on the mental health of children: A Salvadoran study
Child Abuse & NeglectPublished 1 August 1997
Joan Riley Walton, Ronald L. Nuttall, Ena Vaźquez Nuttall
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Intelligence and the foreshortening of future vision are variables that should be controlled for and investigated in outcome studies of trauma.
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Intelligence and the foreshortening of future vision are variables that should be controlled for and investigated in outcome studies of trauma. Treatment for survivors should include aid in planning for the future.
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