The rocks and hard places in psychotherapy outcome research

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 779-792

  Schnurr, Paula P ^a,b,c  

^a National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 36348938817     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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