The role of thought suppression in posttraumatic stress disorder

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-287

  Shipherd, Jillian C ^a   Beck, J Gayle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; THOUGHT DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33646004739     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80076-0     Document Type: Article

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