The effectiveness of mental health interventions for adult female survivors of sexual assault: A systematic review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-25

  Parcesepe, Angela M ^a   Martin, Sandra L ^a   Pollock, McLean D ^a   García Moreno, Claudia ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mental health; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ASSERTION TRAINING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICIAN ASSISTED EMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE; COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR RELAXATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIFIC COPING SKILL TRAINING; STRESS INOCULATION THERAPY; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84947490506     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2015.06.004     Document Type: Review

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