Understanding the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma cognitions: The impact of thought control strategies

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1018-1023

  Bennett, Shira A ^a   Beck, J Gayle ^a   Clapp, Joshua D ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional cognitions; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Thought control strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THINKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350572192     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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