USING FEMINIST, EMOTION-FOCUSED, AND DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES TO ENHANCE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER RELATED TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Psychotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-246

  Cohen, Jacqueline N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

childhood sexual abuse; cognitive behavioral therapy; feminist therapy; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DYNAMICS; EMOTION; EXPOSURE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SKILL; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 46849108708     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.45.2.227     Document Type: Article

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