Comparative physiological reactivity during script-driven recall in depression and posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 523-532

  O'Kearney, Richard ^a   Parry, Lian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Intrusive memories; Physiological reactivity; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HEART RATE; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905580514     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037326     Document Type: Article

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