Acute Psychophysiological Arousal and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Two-Year Prospective Study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 439-443

  Bryant, Richard A ^a   Harvey, Allison G ^b   Guthrie, Rachel M ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Heart rate; Psychophysiological arousal; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0142104892     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025750209553     Document Type: Article

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