Psychophysiologic responses to combat imagery of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder versus other anxiety disorders.

RK, Pitman; SP, Orr; DF, Forgue; B, Altman; Jong JB, de; LR, Herz

doi:10.1037//0021-843x.99.1.49

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Psychophysiologic responses to combat imagery of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder versus other anxiety disorders.

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Authors:

Pitman RK

Orr SP

Forgue DF

Abstract

We used psychophysiologic techniques to assess responses to imagery of psychologically stressful past experiences in medication-free Vietnam combat veterans classified, on the basis of DSM-III-R criteria into posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; n = 7) or non-PTSD anxiety disorder (anxious; n = 7) g...

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