Physiological reactivity to nonideographic virtual reality stimuli in veterans with and without PTSD

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Webb, Andrea K ^a   Vincent, Ashley L ^a   Jin, Alvin B ^a   Pollack, Mark H ^b  

^a CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification accuracy; Diagnosis; Interbeat interval; Post traumatic stress disorder; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DSM-IV-TR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMAGIN Z800 3D VISOR; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VIRTUAL IRAQ; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FLORIDA; MASSACHUSETTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STARTLE REFLEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERAN; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FLORIDA; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; REFLEX, STARTLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84923263334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21623279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.304     Document Type: Article

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