Comparing mindfulness and psychoeducation treatments for combat-related PTSD using a telehealth approach

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 538-547

  Niles, Barbara L ^a,b   Klunk Gillis, Julie ^c   Ryngala, Donna J ^c   Silberbogen, Amy K ^b   Paysnick, Amy ^a,b   Wolf, Erika J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

mindfulness; PTSD; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874054935     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026161     Document Type: Article

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