A postdeployment expressive writing intervention for military couples: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-585

  Baddeley, Jenna L ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; WAR; WRITING;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SPOUSES; TEXAS; WRITING;

EID: 80053132915     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20679     Document Type: Article

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