Pretreatment Predictors of Dropout From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Psychological Services

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Garcia, Hector A ^a   Kelley, Lance P ^a   Rentz, Timothy O ^a   Lee, Shuko ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropout; MMPI 2; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952609276     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022705     Document Type: Article

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