Uniformity of evidence-based treatments in practice? Therapist effects in the delivery of cognitive processing therapy for PTSD

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-41

  Laska, Kevin M ^a   Smith, Tracey L ^b   Wislocki, Andrew P ^c   Minami, Takuya ^c   Wampold, Bruce E ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MODUM BAD PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing therapy; Evidence based treatments; Implementation; Outcomes; Post traumatic stress disorder; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875516639     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031294     Document Type: Article

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