Adapting the multifamily group model for treating veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychological Services

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-360

  Sherman, Michelle D ^a   Perlick, Deborah A ^b   Straits Tröster, Kristy ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family psychoeducation; Multifamily groups; PTSD; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY THERAPY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84874576842     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028963     Document Type: Article

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