Efficacy of various treatments for PTSD in battered women: Case studies

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-102

  Stapleton, Jennifer A ^a   Taylor, Steven ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Battered women; Domestic violence; Exposure therapy; Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Relaxation training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947529937     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/088983907780493287     Document Type: Article

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