Examining the role of emotional avoidance in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity and worry

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-14

  Tull, Matthew T ^a   Hahn, Kathryn S ^b   Evans, Shenell D ^c   Salters Pedneault, Kristalyn ^d   Gratz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional avoidance; Mediation; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951787626     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2010.515187     Document Type: Article

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