A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of providing self-help information to people with symptoms of acute stress disorder following a traumatic injury

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2527-2536

  Scholes, Cathy ^a   Turpin, Graham ^a   Mason, Suzanne ^b  

^a Department of Psychology   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Information; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prevention; Self help; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF HELP; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE;

EID: 34848853258     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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