Two-dimensional anxiety: A confirmation using a computerized neuropsychological testing of attentional performance

European Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 344-352

  Mialet, J P ^a   Bisserbe, J C ^b   Jacobs, A ^c   Pope, H G ^d,e  

^a Hôpital de la Salpetriere ^*  (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Computerized neuropsychological testing; Motor preparation; Perceptual altertness; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPUTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029851647     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(97)81057-7     Document Type: Article

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