Attentional bias towards health-threat information in chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-50

  Hou, Ruihua ^a   Moss Morris, Rona ^b   Bradley, Brendan P ^b   Peveler, Robert ^a   Mogg, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Health threat stimuli; Visual probe task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONRESPONSE BIAS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SYMPTOM; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL GROUPS; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 45449095013     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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