Written emotional expression and religion: Effects on PTSD symptoms

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-286

  Chen, Yung Y ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional expression; Intervention; Laboratory study; PTSD symptoms; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 28644438337     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2X0U-0CTB-Y877-5DRQ     Document Type: Article

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