Physiological markers of anxiety are increased in children of abused mothers

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 844-852

  Jovanovic, Tanja ^a   Smith, Ami ^a   Kamkwalala, Asante ^a   Poole, James ^a   Samples, Tara ^a,e   Norrholm, Seth D ^a,b   Ressler, Kerry J ^a,c,d   Bradley, Bekh ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; child anxiety; heart rate variability; maternal trauma; startle response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 79960279279     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02410.x     Document Type: Article

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