Sudden losses and sudden gains during a DBT-PTSD treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood sexual abuse

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Krüger, Antje ^a,b   Ehring, Thomas ^a   Priebe, Kathlen ^b   Dyer, Anne S ^c   Steil, Regina ^d   Bohus, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exposure based treatment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sudden changes; Symptom worsening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963548676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.24470     Document Type: Article

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