@article{ref1,
title="Attentional bias and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder one year after burn injury",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2009",
author="Sveen, Josefin and Dyster-Aas, Johan and Willebrand, Mimmie",
volume="197",
number="11",
pages="850-855",
abstract="Trauma-related attentional bias is suggested to play a role in maintaining posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although being burn injured is a traumatic event for many patients, there are no prospective studies investigating attentional bias. The aims were to assess burn-specific attentional bias 1 year after burn, and its associations with risk factors for PTSD and symptoms of PTSD. A total of 38 adult patients with burns were assessed with a structured clinical interview and a Swedish version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised up to 1-year after burn. The Emotional Stroop Task was used to assess attentional bias 1 year after burn. In total 29 participants displayed burn-specific attentional bias. This group had more previous life events, perceived life threat, larger burns, and higher PTSD symptom severity. In conclusion, the majority of the patients had burn-specific attentional bias 1 year after burn and this was related to symptoms of PTSD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181bea555",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181bea555"
}