Changes in emotion regulation in adults with and without a history of childhood abuse following posttraumatic stress disorder treatment

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 721-730

  Jerud, Alissa B ^a   Zoellner, Lori A ^a   Pruitt, Larry D ^a   Feeny, Norah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; emotion regulation; posttraumatic stress disorder; prolonged exposure; sertraline

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMOTION REGULATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEGATIVE MOOD REGULATION SCALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905081616     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036520     Document Type: Article

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