Attentional biases for threat in at-risk daughters and mothers with lifetime panic disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 852-862

  Mogg, Karin ^a   Wilson, Kimberly A ^b   Hayward, Chris ^b   Cunning, Darby ^b   Bradley, Brendan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Children; Panic disorder; Parents; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; DAUGHTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84873894961     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028052     Document Type: Article

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