An empirical review of potential mediators and mechanisms of prolonged exposure therapy

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 56, Issue , 2017, Pages 106-121

  Cooper, Andrew A ^a,b   Clifton, Erin G ^b   Feeny, Norah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief change; Inhibitory learning; Mechanisms; Prolonged exposure; PTSD

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL PROCESSING THEORY; EXPOSURE THERAPY; FEAR; FEAR INHIBITION LEARNING MODEL; HABITUATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 85024840799     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.07.003     Document Type: Review

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