Trauma-cueing and short-term memory in college students with PTSD

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 29-47

  Kolts, Russell L ^a   Lombardo, Thomas W ^b   Faulkner, Ginger ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; College; PTSD; Short term memory; Trauma cueing

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949133745     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v19n02_04     Document Type: Article

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