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REBT and PTSD

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Experiencing some psychological difficulties in the aftermath of a traumatic event is a common response; one-third of trauma survivors experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that remit by one month post-trauma (Committee on Treatment of Posttraumtic Stress Disorder & Institute of Medicine in Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: An assessment of the evidence. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2008).

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  1. The Albert Ellis Institute, 145 East 32nd Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Candice R. S. Woo

  2. Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 152-11 Union Turnpike, Queens, NY, 11367, USA

    Komal Sharma-Patel

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    Michael E. Bernard

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Woo, C.R.S., Sharma-Patel, K. (2019). REBT and PTSD. In: Dryden, W., Bernard, M. (eds) REBT with Diverse Client Problems and Populations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02723-0_8

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