Attentional bias for emotional faces in paediatric anxiety disorders: An investigation using the emotional go/no go task

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-316

  Waters, Allison M ^a   Valvoi, Jaya S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Emotional faces; Emotional Go No Go task; Paediatric anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; CHILD; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 64849088865     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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