A pilot study of an exposure-based intervention in the ED designed to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-330

  Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov ^a   Houry, Debra ^a   Heekin, Mary ^a   Leiner, Amy Selvig ^a   Daugherty, Jill ^a   Smith, L Shakiyla ^a   Gerardi, Maryrose ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749102411     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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