Selective attention to threatening information in anxious patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 885-895

  Livermore, Nicole ^a   Sharpe, Louise ^a   McKenzie, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Depression; Panic disorder; Selective attentional bias; Visual dot probe task

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 36148950184     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-007-9168-4     Document Type: Article

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