Attentional functions in major depressive disorders with and without comorbid anxiety

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-47

  Lyche, P ^a   Jonassen, R ^a,b   Stiles, T C ^c   Ulleberg, P ^a   Landro N I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attentional Network Test; Comorbid anxiety; Executive attention; Stroop; Unipolar major depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251471815     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acq095     Document Type: Article

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