Self-selection bias in sleep and psychophysiological studies of posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 619-623

  Woodward, Steven H ^a,d   Stegman, Wendy K ^a   Pavao, Joanne R ^a   Arsenault, Ned J ^a   Hartl, Tamara L ^a,b   Drescher, Kent D ^c   Weaver, Christopher ^c  

^a National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Palo Alto Health Care System   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; AROUSAL; COMBAT DISORDERS; CUES; DREAMS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS; VETERANS;

EID: 34748853053     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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