Psychosocial interventions and posttraumatic growth: A meta-analysis

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 129-142

  Roepke, Ann Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Intervention; Meta analysis; Posttraumatic growth; Stress related growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONICITY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRESS MANAGEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NARRATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84925865073     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036872     Document Type: Article

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