A meta-analysis of the magnitude of biased attention in depression

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1135-1142

  Peckham, Andrew D ^a   McHugh, R Kathryn ^a   Otto, Michael W ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; cognition; depression; meta analysis; reaction time; Stroop test

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; DOT PROBE TEST; DYSPHORIA; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; STROOP TEST;

EID: 78650012375     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20755     Document Type: Review

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