Cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD: Pilot results from a community sample

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Monson, Candice M ^a,b   Fredman, Steffany J ^a   Adair, Kathryn C ^c   Stevens, Susan P ^d   Resick, Patricia A ^c   Schnurr, Paula P ^c,d   MacDonald, Helen Z ^a,c   Macdonald, Alexandra ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VA National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BOSTON; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUPLES THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79951877584     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20604     Document Type: Article

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