Patient perspectives on the effectiveness and tolerability of group-based exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Preliminary self-report findings from 20 veterans

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 453-461

  Mott, Juliette M ^a,b   Sutherland, Roy John ^a,b   Williams, Wright ^a,b   Lanier, Stacey Holmes ^a,b   Ready, David J ^c,d   Teng, Ellen J ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Group therapy; PTSD; Trauma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884222331     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029386     Document Type: Article

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