The coherence of memories for trauma: Evidence from posttraumatic stress disorder

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 857-865

  Rubin, David C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Narrative coherence; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEMORY; NARRATION; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051671261     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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