Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 171-179 , 15 March 2002

Event-related potential dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of numbing

  • Kim L Felmingham

      Affiliations

    • University of New South Wales, School of Psychology, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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  • Richard A Bryant

      Affiliations

    • University of New South Wales, School of Psychology, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-2-93853640; fax: +61-2-93853641
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  • Carmen Kendall

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Westmead Hospital and Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Evian Gordon

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Westmead Hospital and Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Received 12 December 2000 ,Revised 14 December 2001 ,Accepted 14 January 2002.

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Psychiatry Research
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