Neuropsychological function in college students with and without posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-274

  Twamley, Elizabeth W ^a   Hami, Shadha ^a,b   Stein, Murray B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive functioning; Neuropsychology; Trauma; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 2442462287     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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