Psychophysiologic responsivity in posttraumatic stress disorder: Generalized hyperresponsiveness versus trauma specificity

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1037-1044

  Casada, John H ^a,b,d   Amdur, Richard ^a,b   Larsen, Randy ^c   Liberzon, Israel ^a,b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Galvanic skin response; Impedance; Plethysmography; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITION; CUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032533916     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00182-6     Document Type: Article

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