PTSD modifies performance on a task of affective executive control among deployed OEF/OIF veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 792-801

  Amick, Melissa M ^a,b   Clark, Alexandra ^a   Fortier, Catherine B ^a,c   Esterman, Michael ^a,b   Rasmusson, Ann M ^a,b   Kenna, Alexandra ^a   Milberg, William P ^a,c   McGlinchey, Regina ^a,c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Brain injury; Cognition; Deployment; Military; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880522299     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617713000544     Document Type: Article

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