Peritraumatic dissociation and PTSD effects on physiological response patterns in sexual assault victims

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-200

  Hetzel Riggin, Melanie D ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heart rate; peritraumatic dissociation; PTSD; script driven imagery; skin conductance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957597540     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019892     Document Type: Article

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