Trauma-related reactivity and regulation of emotion: Associations with posttraumatic stress symptoms

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-76

  Badour, Christal L ^a   Feldner, Matthew T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Emotion regulation; Imagery; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865315299     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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