Emotional processing in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A comparison with traumatized and normal controls

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-238

  Amdur, Richard L ^a   Larsen, Randy ^b   Liberzon, Israel ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Combat related PTSD; Emotion valence; Emotional numbing; Emotions; Psychophysiology; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AROUSAL; COMBAT DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; VETERANS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034612141     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(99)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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