The relationship between cognitive control and posttraumatic stress symptoms

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 844-848

  Bomyea, Jessica ^a   Amir, Nader ^a   Lang, Ariel J ^b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; PTSD; Trauma; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SYMPTOM; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTENTION; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155176755     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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