Heightened attentional capture by threat in veterans with PTSD

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 397-405

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Armstrong, Thomas ^a   McHugo, Maureen ^a   Zald, David H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Disengagement; Ptsd; Threat

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; DISTRACTIBILITY; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VETERAN;

EID: 84878518883     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030440     Document Type: Article

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