Conceptual and Perceptual Priming and Dissociation in Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 777-790

  Lyttle, Nigel ^a   Dorahy, Martin J ^b,c   Hanna, Donncha ^d   Huntjens, Rafaële J C ^e  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c Belmont Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual priming; Dissociation; Perceptual priming; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THINKING; THREAT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 78649693545     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020894     Document Type: Article

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