Sleep disturbances and PTSD: A perpetual circle?

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Van Liempt, Saskia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Growth hormone; Memory; Nightmares; Noradrenalin; Polysomnography; PTSD; Sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976209368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19142     Document Type: Article

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