Attenuation of attention bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Amir, Nader ^a   Najmi, Sadia ^a   Morrison, Amanda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Idiographic; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Probe detection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049096765     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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