Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder show decreased cognitive control: Evidence from dichotic listening

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-353

  Johnsen, Grethe E ^a   Kanagaratnam, Pushpa ^b   Asbjørnsen, Arve E ^c  

^a National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care   (Norway)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attention modulation; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Executive function; Intrusive memories; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959509820     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001736     Document Type: Article

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