Low posttrauma GABA plasma levels as a predictive factor in the development of acute posttraumatic stress disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-254

  Vaiva, Guillaume ^a,b,d   Thomas, Pierre ^a   Ducrocq, François ^a   Fontaine, Monique ^a   Boss, Virginie ^a   Devos, Patrick ^a   Rascle, Claire ^a   Cottencin, Olivier ^a   Brunet, Alain ^c   Laffargue, Philippe ^a   Goudemand, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biology; GABA; Motor vehicle accident; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 9144220805     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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