Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

Behavior Modification

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-129

  Orsillo, Susan M ^a   Batten, Sonja V ^b,c,d  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Vet Aff MD Health Care System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Combat veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DESENSITIZATION; EMOTION; EMPIRICISM; EYE MOVEMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; THINKING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ESCAPE REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 16644390929     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445504270876     Document Type: Review

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