Key elements in couples therapy with veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 626-633

  Sherman, Michelle D ^a,b   Zanotti, Dona K ^a,b   Jones, Dan E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples family psychotherapy; Military combat; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Trauma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344444464     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.36.6.626     Document Type: Article

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