Psychophysiologic reactivity, subjective distress, and their associations with PTSD diagnosis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 635-644

  Pineles, Suzanne L ^a,b   Suvak, Michael K ^c   Liverant, Gabrielle I ^a   Gregor, Kristin ^a   Wisco, Blair E ^a   Pitman, Roger K ^d,e   Orr, Scott P ^d,e  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Imagery; Psychophysiology; PTSD; Self reported distress; Trauma cues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC REACTIVITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBJECTIVE DISTRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883754742     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033942     Document Type: Article

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