The effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of the 1999 Marmara, Turkey, earthquake

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-308

  Konuk, Emre ^a   Knipe, James ^b,e   Eke, Ibrahim ^a   Yuksek, Hakan ^a   Yurtsever, Asena ^c   Ostep, Sinem ^d  

^a Turkish Dental Association   (Turkey)

^b Colorado School of Professional Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c Institute for Behavioral Studies   (Turkey)

^d Izmit Rehabilitation Center   (Turkey)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Disaster response; EMDR; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748108835     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.3.291     Document Type: Article

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