Attentional bias and attentional control in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-210

  Schoorl, Maartje ^a,b   Putman, Peter ^a   Van Der Werff, Steven ^a,c   Van Der Does, A J Willem ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PsyQ   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACS; Anxiety; Attentional bias; Attentional control; Dot probe; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; ATTENTIONAL CONTROL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE BIAS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOT PROBE TEST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896703104     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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