Combining clinical studies and analogue experiments to investigate cognitive mechanisms in posttraumatic stress disorder

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-177

  Ehring, Thomas ^a   Kleim, Birgit ^b   Ehlers, Anke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80155175816     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2011.4.2.165     Document Type: Article

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