Effectiveness of short-term specialized inpatient treatment for war-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A role for adventure-based counseling and psychodrama

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-283

  Ragsdale, Kim G ^a   Cox, Robert D ^a   Finn, Penny ^a   Eisler, Richard M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combat related traumatic stress; inpatient treatment; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychodrama

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHODRAMA; WAR;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; COUNSELING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHODRAMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 0029888462     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110660     Document Type: Article

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