Gender differences in recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder: A critical review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 463-474

  Blain, Leah M ^a   Galovski, Tara E ^a   Robinson, Tristan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Psychotherapy; Trauma; Treatment outcomes; Violence

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ASSAULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 78049438655     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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