Social support and cognitive–behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review

Traumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-144

  Fredette, Catherine ^a   El Baalbaki, Ghassan ^a   Palardy, Véronique ^a   Rizkallah, Elias ^a   Guay, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Expressed emotion; Marital adjustment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001055619     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/trm0000070     Document Type: Article

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