The relationship between executive attention and dissociation in children

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 135-153

  DeMarni Cromer, Lisa ^a   Stevens, Courtney ^a   DePrince, Anne P ^b   Pears, Katherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dissociation; Executive attention; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845528178     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v07n04_08     Document Type: Article

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