The role of executive function in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-21

  Polak, A Rosaura ^a   Witteveen, Anke B ^a   Reitsma, Johannes B ^a   Olff, Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comorbid depressive disorder; Executive functioning; Neuropsychological impairments; PTSD

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84861487141     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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