Posttraumatic growth, optimism and openness as outcomes of a cognitive-behavioural intervention for posttraumatic stress reactions

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1030-1038

  Knaevelsrud, Christine ^a   Liedl, Alexandra ^b   Maercker, Andreas ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Internet; optimism; posttraumatic growth; posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; RCT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957575102     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309360073     Document Type: Article

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