Evidence for an attentional bias for washing- and checking-relevant stimuli in obsessive - Compulsive disorder

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-371

  Moritz, Steffen ^a   Von Mühlenen, Adrian ^b   Randjbar, Sarah ^a   Fricke, Susanne ^a   Jelinek, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Attention; Attentional bias; Checking; Inhibition of return; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYMPTOM; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 67651171623     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709090511     Document Type: Article

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