Review of group treatment for PTSD

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 689-702

  Sloan, Denise M ^a,b,c   Bovin, Michelle J ^a,b,c   Schnurr, Paula P ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive processing therapy; Comparative effectiveness; Department of veterans affairs; Effect size; Group treatment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; Review; Trauma

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; EFFECT SIZE; GROUP TREATMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TRAUMA;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEWS;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COUNSELING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84868353835     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.07.0123     Document Type: Article

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