Conditioned fear and extinction learning performance and its association with psychiatric symptoms in active duty Marines

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 495-505

  Acheson, D T ^a   Geyer, M A ^a,b   Baker, D G ^a,b   Nievergelt, C M ^a,b   Yurgil, K ^b   Risbrough, V B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Extinction; Fear; Fear inhibition; Military; PTSD; Safety signal; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEAR-POTENTIATED STARTLE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REINFORCEMENT; SAILOR; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; CONDITIONED REFLEX; COPING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DEPRESSION; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REFLEX, STARTLE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920549809     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.030     Document Type: Article

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