Cognitive Processing Therapy Versus Supportive Counseling for Acute Stress Disorder Following Assault: A Randomized Pilot Trial

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 825-836

  Nixon, Reginald D V ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Cognitive behavior therapy; Early intervention; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DSM-IV; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84867196916     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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