The impact of sudden gains in cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Kelly, Kacie A ^a   Rizvi, Shireen L ^b   Monson, Candice M ^c   Resick, Patricia A ^c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349105931     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20427     Document Type: Article

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