Posttraumatic stress disorder and social support in female victims of sexual assault: The impact of spousal involvement on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy

Behavior Modification

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 876-896

  Billette, Valrie ^a   Guay, Stphane ^a   Marchand, Andr ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral treatment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual assault; Single case; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149150570     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445508319280     Document Type: Article

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