Neural correlates of self-reflection in post-traumatic stress disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-246

  Bluhm, R L ^a   Frewen, P A ^b   Coupland, N C ^d,e   Densmore, M ^b   Schore, A N ^f   Lanius, R A ^b,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

FMRI; Medial prefrontal cortex; Post traumatic stress disorder; Posterior cingulate cortex; Self referential processing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REFERENTIAL PROCESSING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84856956719     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01773.x     Document Type: Article

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