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Posttraumatic Mental Health

Psychological support post-release of humanitarian workers taken hostage: the experience of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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Pages 360-373 | Received 12 Feb 2017, Accepted 30 Mar 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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