Baseline burnout symptoms predict visuospatial executive function during survival school training in special operations military personnel

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 494-501

  Morgan, Charles A ^a,b   Russell, Bartlett ^c   McNeil, Jeff ^d   Maxwell, Jeff ^e   Snyder, Peter J ^f   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b   Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d US Army Special Operations Command   (United States)

^e US Army Proving Grounds   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cognition; Executive function; Learning; Military; Stress; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNOUT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SURVIVAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956153127     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711000221     Document Type: Article

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