The role of cognitions in imagery rescripting for posttraumatic nightmares

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1008-1016

  Long, Mary E ^a   Davis, Joanne L ^b   Springer, Justin R ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^c   Rhudy, Jamie L ^b   Teng, Ellen J ^a   Frueh, B Christopher ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Night terrors; Outcome assessment; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHTMARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT TERRORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80052606567     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20804     Document Type: Article

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