Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Application to a Couple's Shared Traumatic Experience

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 536-547

  Brown Bowers, Amy ^a   Fredman, Steffany J ^b   Wanklyn, Sonya G ^a   Monson, Candice M ^a,c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA National Center for PTSD   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy; Couple therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STILLBIRTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; COUPLES THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STILLBIRTH; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84859745966     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21850     Document Type: Article

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