Regional brain electrical activity in posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accident

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 687-698

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

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Roseneck Hospital   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha asymmetry; Electroencephalograph; Emotion; Motor vehicle accidents; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Regional electrical brain activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33751006739     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.4.687     Document Type: Article

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