Physiologic reactivity to startling tones in women with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Metzger, Linda J ^b,c   Orr, Scott P ^b   Ahern, Caryl E ^a   Berry, Nancy J ^b   Lasko, Natasha B ^b   Pitman, Roger K ^b  

^a Vet Aff Readjustment Counseling C   (United States)

^b Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c Veterans Affairs Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0032989080     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.108.2.347     Document Type: Article

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