Expectancy bias and the persistence of posttraumatic stress

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 887-892

  Engelhard, Iris M ^a   de Jong, Peter J ^b   van den Hout, Marcel A ^a   van Overveld, Mark ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive process; Covariation bias; Fear learning; Individual differences; PTSD; UCS expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; NOISE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; STIMULUS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 69649086143     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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