Depression sudden gains and transient depression spikes during treatment for PTSD

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-111

  Keller, Stephanie M ^a   Feeny, Norah C ^a   Zoellner, Lori A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure; Ptsd; sertraline; sudden gains; transient depression spikes

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; SERTRALINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893771196     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035286     Document Type: Article

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