A cognitive model of posttraumatic stress disorder

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 319-345

  Ehlers, Anke ^a   Clark, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitions; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Memory; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033960841     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(99)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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