Development of the cognitive processing of trauma scale

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-360

  Williams, Rhonda M ^a   Davis, Mary C ^b   Millsap, Roger E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CRIME; DEATH; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 14644406213     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.343     Document Type: Article

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