Cognitive behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress: A promising transdiagnostic approach to treating disaster survivors

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue , 2017, Pages 130-136

  Hamblen, Jessica L ^a,b   Norris, Fran H ^c   Symon, Kerry A ^d   Bow, Thomas E ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^d VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; Disaster mental health services; Hurricane Sandy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISASTER; EDUCATION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; THERAPY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007247716     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/tra0000221     Document Type: Article

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