The effect of stressor severity on outcome following group debriefing

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-136

  Devilly, Grant J ^a   Varker, Tracey ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distress; Experimental psychopathology; Group debriefing; Trauma; Video

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149024089     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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