Memory functioning in post-traumatic stress disorder: Objective findings versus subjective complaints

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Carlozzi, Noelle E ^a,b   Reese Melancon, Celinda ^c   Thomas, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

metamemory; neuropsychological assessment; objective memory; post traumatic stress disorder; subjective memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACKWARD DIGIT SPAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY FUNCTIONING QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 80051718851     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1355     Document Type: Article

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