Attentional bias for emotional faces in children with generalized anxiety disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-442

  Waters, Allison M ^a   Mogg, Karin ^b   Bradley, Brendan P ^b   Pine, Daniel S ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Attentional bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 41349102398     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181642992     Document Type: Article

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