A systematic meta-analysis of the Stroop task in depression

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-328

  Epp, Amanda M ^a   Dobson, Keith S ^a   Dozois, David J A ^b   Frewen, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Depression; Information processing; Stroop

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84860259601     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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