Cognitive behavioral therapy for postdisaster distress: A promising transdiagnostic approach to treating disaster survivors.
Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and PolicyPublished 10 November 2016
Jessica L. Hamblen, Fran H. Norris, Kerry A Symon, Thomas E Bow
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Findings suggest that CBT-PD is appropriate for a range of individuals with moderate to severe distress and that it has benefit both early on as well as two years postdisaster.
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Results suggest that CBT-PD is appropriate for a range of individuals with moderate to severe distress and that it has benefit both early on as well as two years postdisaster. Findings add to growing literature that CBT-PD should be considered as one important component of a larger disaster response system. (PsycINFO Database Record
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