Exaggerated acoustic startle reflex in Gulf War veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-68

  Morgan III, Charles A ^a   Grillon, Christian ^b   Southwick, Steven M ^b   Davis, Michael ^b   Charney, Dennis S ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SOLDIER; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0030046965     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.1.64     Document Type: Article

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