Outcomes of prolonged exposure therapy for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-425

  Goodson, Jason T ^a,b   Lefkowitz, Carin M ^a,b   Helstrom, Amy W ^a,b   Gawrysiak, Michael J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84881495995     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21830     Document Type: Article

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