Attention to threat images in individuals with clinical and subthreshold symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 447-455

  Thomas, Charmaine L ^a   Goegan, Lauren D ^a   Newman, Kristin R ^a   Arndt, Jody E ^a   Sears, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional bias; Eye tracking; PTSD; Subthreshold PTSD; Time course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; GAZE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; THREAT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; EYE TRACKING; PTSD; SUBTHRESHOLD PTSD; TIME COURSE;

ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880356512     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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