Application of cognitive-behavioral treatment for long-standing posttraumatic stress disorder in law enforcement personnel: A case study

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-160

  Cornelius, Tara L ^a   Kenyon Jump, Rita ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CBT; Exposure treatments; PTSD

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 34047258690     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650106286544     Document Type: Article

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