Attentional reactions to an MI: The impact of mood state, worry, and coping style

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 415-423

  Constans, Joseph I ^a   Mathews, Andrew ^b   Brantley, Phillip J ^c   James, Taryn ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional bias; Coping style; Myocardial infarction; Worry

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; MOOD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0032996055     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(99)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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