Effect of attention training on attention bias variability and PTSD symptoms: Randomized controlled trials in Israeli and U.S. Combat Veterans

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1233-1241

  Badura Brack, Amy S ^a,b,c,d,e   Naim, Reut ^a,b,c,d,e   Ryan, Tara J ^a,b,c,d,e   Levy, Ofir ^a,b,c,d,e   Abend, Rany ^a,b,c,d,e   Khanna, Maya M ^a,b,c,d,e   McDermott, Timothy J ^a,b,c,d,e   Pine, Daniel S ^a,b,c,d,e   Bar Haim, Yair ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION CONTROL TRAINING; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; ATTENTIONAL BIAS MODIFICATION; CLINICIAN ADMINISTRED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SCALE SCORE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; ISRAELI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST SCORE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949227758     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14121578     Document Type: Article

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