Selective attention in anxiety: Distraction and enhancement in visual search

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-28

  Rinck, Mike ^a   Becker, Eni S ^a   Kellermann, Jana ^a   Roth, Walton T ^b,c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Distraction; Enhancement; Generalized anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPEECH; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING;

EID: 0041972305     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.10105     Document Type: Article

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