Emotional processing and outcome of imaginal flooding therapy in vietnam veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 409-418

  Pitman, Roger K ^a   Orr, Scott P ^b   Altman, Bruce ^b   Longpre, Ronald E ^b   Poiré, Roger E ^b   Macklin, Michael L ^b   Michaels, Michael J ^b   Steketee, Gail S ^b  

^a VA Research Service   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

EID: 0029824951     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(96)90024-3     Document Type: Article

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