Posttraumatic stress disorder and stress-related disorders

AY Shalev - Psychiatric Clinics, 2009 - psych.theclinics.com
Numerous studies have established the frequent occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) among individuals exposed to traumas including wars, disasters, terrorist attacks …

Linking dimensional models of internalizing psychopathology to neurobiological systems: affect-modulated startle as an indicator of fear and distress disorders and …

U Vaidyanathan, CJ Patrick, BN Cuthbert - Psychological bulletin, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Integrative hierarchical models have sought to account for the extensive comorbidity
between various internalizing disorders in terms of broad individual difference factors these …

Prospective prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms using fear potentiated auditory startle responses

N Pole, TC Neylan, C Otte, C Henn-Hasse… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been most consistently
associated with exaggerated physiologic reactivity to startling sounds when such sounds …

Association of time since deployment, combat intensity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms with neuropsychological outcomes following Iraq war deployment

BP Marx, K Brailey, SP Proctor… - Archives of general …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Previous research has demonstrated neuropsychological changes following Iraq
deployment. It is unknown whether these changes endure without subsequent war-zone …

Consequences of extinction training on associative and non-associative fear in a mouse model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Y Golub, CP Mauch, M Dahlhoff, CT Wotjak - Behavioural brain research, 2009 - Elsevier
A common approach to the clinical treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has
focused on the facilitation of fear extinction through cognitive behavioural therapy that …

Altered resting psychophysiology and startle response in Croatian combat veterans with PTSD

T Jovanovic, SD Norrholm, AJ Sakoman… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prolonged reaction to an extremely traumatic
experience. One of the core symptoms of PTSD is hyper-arousal which can be the result of …

War, military violence, and aggressive development: Child, family, and social preconditions.

RL Punamäki - 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Raija-Leena Punamäki gives a full theoretical treatment to the often invoked, yet
inadequately validated or specified presumption that exposure to violence leads to violent or …

The duration of deployment and sensitization to stress

AC McFarlane - Psychiatric Annals, 2009 - journals.healio.com
This article addresses conceptual and theoretical issues concerning how the duration of
deployment to a combat theater of operations may impact the mental health of deployed …

Endogenous cortisol suppression with metyrapone enhances acoustic startle in healthy subjects

S Roemer, F Nees, S Richter, TD Blumenthal… - Hormones and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Previous human studies have shown that excess cortisol sufficient to fully occupy central
nervous system (CNS) corticosteroid receptors may reduce startle eye blink. The present …

Psychophysiologic assessment and combat post traumatic stress disorder

JM Pyne, R Gevirtz - Biofeedback, 2009 - meridian.allenpress.com
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental health outcome associated with
combat operations. Since October 2001, more than 1.6 million US troops have deployed as …