An Investigation of the Efficacy of Online Expressive Writing for Trauma-Related Psychological Distress in Hispanic Individuals

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 812-824

  Hirai, Michiyo ^a   Skidmore, Susan T ^b   Clum, George A ^c   Dolma, Serkan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emotional disclosure; Expressive writing; Hispanics; Internet based; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ONLINE SYSTEM; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 84867207044     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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