Attention and memory biases in social anxiety disorder: The role of comorbid depression

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-57

  LeMoult, Joelle ^a   Joormann, Jutta ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention bias; Comorbidity; Major depressive disorder; Memory bias; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79960379398     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9322-2     Document Type: Article

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