Attention and memory dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder

Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 125-133

  Vasterling, Jennifer J ^a,b,c   Constans, Joseph I ^a,c   Brailey, Kevin ^a,b   Sutker, Patricia B ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 0031919191     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.12.1.125     Document Type: Article

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