Earthquake Brain: Altered Recognition and Misclassification of Facial Expressions Are Related to Trauma Exposure but Not Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Earthquake Brain: Altered Recognition and Misclassification of Facial Expressions Are Related to Trauma Exposure but Not Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

ObjectivesThe study investigated facial expression recognition (FER) in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by exposure to earthquakes, and in particular whether people with this condition showed a bias toward interpreting facial expressions as threat-related emotions (i.e., as anger, fear,...

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Main Authors: Caroline J. Bell, Helen C. Colhoun, Chris M. Frampton, Katie M. Douglas, Virginia V. W. McIntosh, Frances A. Carter, Jennifer Jordan, Janet D. Carter, Rebekah A. Smith, Leila M. A. Marie, Alex Loughlin, Richard J. Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
faces
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma-exposed controls
earthquakes
facial recognition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00278/full

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