The relationship between executive functioning and dissociation

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 626-633

  Bruce, Amanda Schurle ^a,c   Ray, William J ^a   Bruce, Jared M ^b   Arnett, Peter A ^a   Carlson, Richard A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547916467     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390600878901     Document Type: Article

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