Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders: A systematic review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 370-380

  Haugen, Peter T ^a   Evces, Mark ^a   Weiss, Daniel S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster workers; First responders; Police; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PRAZOSIN; TIANEPTINE; VALPROIC ACID;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84860502084     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.04.001     Document Type: Review

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