A survey of psychologists' attitudes towards and utilization of exposure therapy for PTSD

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-292

  Becker, Carolyn Black ^a   Zayfert, Claudia ^b   Anderson, Emily ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Exposure; PTSD; Survey

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIST; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 1242340474     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00138-4     Document Type: Article

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