Alterations in empathic responding among women with posttraumatic stress disorder associated with childhood trauma

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 381-389

  Parlar, Melissa ^a,b   Frewen, Paul ^c   Nazarov, Anthony ^a,b   Oremus, Carolina ^a,b   MacQueen, Glenda ^a,d   Lanius, Ruth ^c   McKinnon, Margaret C ^a,b,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Mood Disorders Program   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult survivors of child abuse; Empathy; Posttraumatic; Stress disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL BIAS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TORONTO EMPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84900430102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21623279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.215     Document Type: Article

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