Brief narrative exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress in Iraqi refugees: A preliminary randomized clinical trial

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 314-322

  Hijazi, Alaa M ^a   Lumley, Mark A ^a   Ziadni, Maisa S ^a   Haddad, Luay ^b   Rapport, Lisa J ^a   Arnetz, Bengt B ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFUGEE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVE THERAPY; REFUGEES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902592162     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21922     Document Type: Article

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