Perceptual processing advantages for trauma-related visual cues in post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-181

  Kleim, B ^a   Ehring, T ^a   Ehlers, A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; dissociation; intrusive memories; perception; post traumatic stress disorder; priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; VIOLENCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 82555205398     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711001048     Document Type: Article

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