Metacognitive appraisal of memory inconsistency for traumatic events in Dutch veterans

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 972-980

  Engelhard, Iris M ^a   McNally, Richard J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory distortion; Traumatic memory; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METACOGNITION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERAN; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; JUDGMENT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METACOGNITION; NETHERLANDS; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938975183     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2014.942669     Document Type: Article

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