Sudden gains in treatment-as-usual couple therapy for military veterans

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 509-520

  Doss, Brian D ^a   Rowe, Lorelei Simpson ^b   Carhart, Kathryn ^c   Madsen, Joshua W ^d   Georgia, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COUPLES THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 79958152276     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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