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Acknowledgments:
The American Psychological Association Practice Directorate gratefully acknowledges the following contributors to this publication:
Lillian Comas-Diaz, Ph.D., Director, Transcultural Mental Health Institute, Washington, D.C.
Suniya S. Luthar, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, NY
Salvatore R. Maddi, Ph.D., The Hardiness Institute, Inc., University of California at Irvine, Newport Beach, CA
H. Katherine (Kit) O'Neill, Ph.D., North Dakota State University and Knowlton, O'Neill and Associates, Fargo, ND
Karen W. Saakvitne, Ph.D., Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy, South Windsor, CT
Richard Glenn Tedeschi, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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