Djinnati Syndrome in Baluchistan: The Role of Traumatic and Abuse Experiences on Individual Vulnerability

authors:

avatar Nasrin Hosseinbor 1 , avatar Nour-Mohammad Bakhshani ORCID 2 , *

Department of Clinincal Psychology, Fars Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, IR Iran
Children and Adolescents’ Health Research Center, Department of Clinincal Psychology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran

how to cite: Hosseinbor N, Bakhshani N. Djinnati Syndrome in Baluchistan: The Role of Traumatic and Abuse Experiences on Individual Vulnerability. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2014;3(4):e23610. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.23610.

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