Fear activation and habituation patterns as early process predictors of response to prolonged exposure treatment in PTSD

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 359-367

  Van Minnen, Agnes ^a   Hagenaars, Muriel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exposure treatment; Fear activation; Habituation; PTSD; Treatment process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036791550     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020177023209     Document Type: Article

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