Early psychological interventions for adult survivors of trauma: A review

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 817-826

  Ehlers, Anke ^a   Clark, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Early intervention; Natural recovery; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological debriefing; Self help

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RISK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037407784     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01812-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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