Effects of psychotherapeutic treatments for PTSD: A meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-435

  Sherman, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Outcome; PTSD; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM; VIET NAM; WAR;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 0031927307     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024444410595     Document Type: Article

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