Attentional disengagement predicts stress recovery in depression: An eye-tracking study

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 303-313

  Sanchez, Alvaro ^a   Vazquez, Carmelo ^a   Marker, Craig ^b   LeMoult, Joelle ^b   Joormann, Jutta ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotional processing; Mood regulation; Selective attention; Stress recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL DISENGAGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD CHANGE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84878483123     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031529     Document Type: Article

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