Preconscious processing of threat in posttraumatic stress disorder

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 613-623

  Harvey, Allison G ^a   Bryant, Richard A ^a   Rapee, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Information processing; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000304171     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02227964     Document Type: Article

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