Preliminary Evidence for a Unique Role of Disgust-Based Conditioning in Posttraumatic Stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 280-287

  Badour, Christal L ^a   Feldner, Matthew T ^a,b   Blumenthal, Heidemarie ^c   Knapp, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONING; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIME VICTIMS; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84876150937     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21796     Document Type: Article

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