PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OUTCOME

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 807-815

  Clapp, Joshua D ^a   Kemp, Joshua J ^a   Cox, Keith S ^b   Tuerk, Peter W ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

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

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical psychology; combat disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; psychotherapies; treatment outcome; veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED EXPOSURE THERAPY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84985930814     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22534     Document Type: Article

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