Attentional control, trauma, and affect regulation: A preliminary investigation

Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Bardeen, Joseph R ^a   Read, Jennifer P ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

affect regulation; attentional control; posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956303523     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765610362801     Document Type: Article

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