A Brief Exposure-Based Intervention for Service Members With PTSD

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-107

  Steenkamp, Maria M ^a   Litz, Brett T ^a   Gray, Matt J ^b   Lebowitz, Leslie ^c   Nash, William ^d   Conoscenti, Lauren ^e   Amidon, Amy ^f   Lang, Ariel ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

^d Defense Centers of Excellence   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 78651067369     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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