Lifespan-developmental differences in physiologic reactivity to loud tones in trauma victims: A pilot study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 941-948

  Maercker, Andreas ^a   Karl, Anke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 4243150628     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.3.941     Document Type: Article

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