The prediction of intrusions following an analogue traumatic event: Peritraumatic cognitive processes and anxiety-focused rumination versus rumination in response to intrusions

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 877-883

  Laposa, Judith M ^a,b   Rector, Neil A ^b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Distressing film paradigm; Intrusion; Rumination; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY RUMINATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; THINKING;

EID: 84856298547     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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