Resource activation for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, co-morbid symptoms and impaired functioning: A randomized controlled trial in Cambodia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 553-564

  Steinert, C ^a   Bumke, P J ^b   Hollekamp, R L ^a   Larisch, A ^a   Leichsenring, F ^a   Matthe, H ^c   Sek, S ^d   Sodemann, U ^b   Stingl, M ^a   Ret, T ^d   Vojtova H ^e,f   Woller W ^g   Kruse, J ^a,h  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Trauma Aid Germany   (Germany)

^c Psychotraumatology Institute Europe   (Germany)

^d ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH   (Cambodia)

^e Slovak Institute for Psychotraumatology and EMDR   (Slovakia)

^f CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^g Hospital for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

^h PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambodia; post traumatic stress disorder; psychotherapy; randomized controlled trials; resource activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CAMBODIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SHORT TERM PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CAMBODIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; REMISSION INDUCTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84994091687     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716002592     Document Type: Article

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