Does Timing Matter? Examining the Impact of Session Timing on Outcome

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1108-1115

  Gutner, Cassidy A ^a   Suvak, Michael K ^b   Sloan, Denise M ^a   Resick, Patricia A ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive processing therapy; posttraumatic stress disorder; prolonged exposure; session timing; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969260963     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000120     Document Type: Article

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