Impaired memory and general intelligence related to severity and duration of patients' disease in type A posttraumatic stress disorder

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-86

  Emdad, Reza ^a,c   Söndergaard, Hans Peter ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Impaired memory; Intelligence; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Type A behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 24044515890     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.31.2.73-86     Document Type: Article

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