Neural correlates of posttraumatic growth after severe motor vehicle accidents

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 880-886

  Rabe, Sirko ^a   Zöllner, Tanja ^b   Maercker, Andreas ^c   Karl, Anke ^a,d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Roseneck Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Brain activity; EEG; Neural correlates; Posttraumatic growth; PTGI; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33749596299     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.880     Document Type: Article

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