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Introduction–Posttraumatic stress disorder: A neurocognitive perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2009

JENNIFER J. VASTERLING  and
MIEKE VERFAELLIE
JENNIFER J. VASTERLING*
Affiliation:
Psychology Service and VA National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
MIEKE VERFAELLIE*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Memory Disorders Research Center and Psychology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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*Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Jennifer J. Vasterling, Psychology Service and VA National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, (116B), 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130. E-mail: jennifer.vasterling@va.gov (Alternate contact: Dr. Mieke Verfaellie, Memory Disorders Research Center and Psychology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System (151A), 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130. E-mail: verf@bu.edu)
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 15 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 826 - 829
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