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Janina Scarlet: Superhero Therapy: A Hero’s Journey Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

London: Little, Brown Book Group, 2016, 111 pp, ISBN: 978-1-47213-641-1

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Fradkin, C. Janina Scarlet: Superhero Therapy: A Hero’s Journey Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy . J Youth Adolescence 46, 1629–1632 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0658-8

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