Social support moderates outcome in a randomized controlled trial of exposure therapy and (or) cognitive restructuring for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-190

  Thrasher, Sian ^a   Power, Michael ^b   Morant, Nicola ^c   Marks, Isaac ^a   Dalgleish, Tim ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77950436638     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500311     Document Type: Article

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