Psychophysiologic reactivity to trauma-related imagery in PTSD. Diagnostic and theoretical implications of recent findings

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 821, Issue , 1997, Pages 114-124

  Orr, Scott P ^a,b  

^a Veterans Affairs Research Service   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BATTLE INJURY; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030846343     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48273.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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