Selective attention in social phobia and the moderating effect of a concurrent depressive disorder

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1043-1054

  Musa, C ^a   Lepine J P ^a   Clark, D M ^b   Mansell, W ^b   Ehlers, A ^b  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Depression; Information processing; Selective attention; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0042121213     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00212-7     Document Type: Article

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