Point-counterpoint: Two views on traumatic memories and posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-114

  Brewin, Chris R ^a   McNally, Richard J ^b   Taylor, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALINGERING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 4444321788     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jcop.18.2.99.65961     Document Type: Review

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