Cognitive emotion regulation and written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-442

  Wisco, Blair E ^a,b   Sloan, Denise M ^a,b   Marx, Brian P ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive coping; Emotion regulation; Exposure; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890175000     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702613486630     Document Type: Article

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