Source memory errors associated with reports of posttraumatic flashbacks: A proof of concept study

Cognition

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 234-238

  Brewin, Chris R ^a   Huntley, Zoe ^a   Whalley, Matthew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

False memory; Flashbacks; Imagery; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARRATIVE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84862694830     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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