Mechanisms of change in cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy for ptsd: Preliminary evidence for the differential effects of hopelessness and habituation

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 750-755

  Gallagher, Matthew W ^a   Resick, Patricia A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habituation; Hopelessness; Mechanism; Mediation; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 84874115100     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9423-6     Document Type: Article

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