Efficacy of Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Empirical Review

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 268, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 633-638

  Solomon, Susan D ^a   Gerrity, Ellen T ^a   Muff, Alyson M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENELZINE; PLACEBO;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; REVIEW;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0026632496     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490050081031     Document Type: Article

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