PTSD diagnostic criteria: Understanding etiology and treatment

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 726-

  Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a   Taylor, Steven ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 66949132507     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121799     Document Type: Letter

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