Deployed soldiers' reactions to exposure and medication treatments for PTSD

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-316

  Reger, Greg M ^a   Durham, Tracy L ^b   Tarantino, Kerith A ^c   Luxton, David D ^a   Holloway, Kevin M ^a   Lee, Jocelyn A ^a  

^a Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^b 212th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control)   (United States)

^c 528th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control)   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; prolonged exposure; stigma; treatment preference; virtual reality exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880880673     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028409     Document Type: Article

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