Examination of increased mental contamination as a potential mechanism in the association between disgust sensitivity and sexual assault-related posttraumatic stress

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 697-703

  Badour, Christal L ^a   Feldner, Matthew T ^a,b   Blumenthal, Heidemarie ^c   Bujarski, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust; Mental contamination; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISGUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL CONTAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEXUAL ASSAULT; VICTIM;

EID: 84881134883     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9529-0     Document Type: Review

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