Innovative service delivery for secondary prevention of PTSD in at-risk OIF-OEF service men and women

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-128

  Gros, Daniel F ^a,b   Strachan, Martha ^a,b   Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^a,b   Knapp, Rebecca G ^b   Frueh, B Christopher ^c,d   Egede, Leonard E ^a,b   Lejuez, C W ^e   Tuerk, Peter W ^a,b   Acierno, Ron ^a,b  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d Menniger Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Exposure therapy; OEF OIF; PTSD; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEHEALTH;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OFFICE VISITS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649905973     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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