Addressing the gender gap: Prolonged exposure for PTSD in veterans

Psychological Services

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 308-316

  Mouilso, Emily R ^a   Tuerk, Peter W ^a   Schnurr, Paula P ^b   Rauch, Sheila A M ^c  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Female veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prolonged exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84933567783     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000040     Document Type: Article

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