Rape treatment outcome research: Empirical findings and state of the literature

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-448

  Vickerman, Katrina A ^a   Margolin, Gayla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Rape; Sexual assault; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROLONGED EXPOSURE THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RAPE; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL CRIME; STRESS INOCULATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; RAPE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349255831     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.04.004     Document Type: Review

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