Trauma exposure in childhood impairs the ability to recall specific autobiographical memories in late adolescence

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Brennen, Tim ^a   Hasanović, Mevludin ^b   Zotović, Marija ^c   Blix, Ines ^a   Skar, Ane Marthe Solheim ^a   Prelić, Nera Kravić ^b   Mehmedović, Indira ^b   Pajević, Izet ^b   Popović, Nemanja ^c   Gavrilov Jerković, Vesna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b University Clinical Center   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SERBIA; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; SERBIA; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954112130     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20513     Document Type: Article

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