Cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia in veterans with long-standing posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot study

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 904-916

  Gellis, Les A ^a   Gehrman, Philip R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; trauma; treatment; war conflict terrorism

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NIGHTMARE; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP EFFICIENCY; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; VETERAN; WAR;

EID: 84857269198     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2011.613448     Document Type: Article

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