Implicit memory bias for threat in posttraumatic stress disorder

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 625-635

  Amir, Nader ^a,d   McNally, Richard J ^b   Wiegartz, Pamela S ^c  

^a Medical College of Pennsylvania

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit memory; Information processing; Memory bias; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000304172     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02227965     Document Type: Article

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