Changes in Plasma Norepinephrine to Combat-Related Stimuli among Vietnam Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Changes in Plasma Norepinephrine to Combat-Related Stimuli among Vietnam Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Plasma norepinephrine samples were obtained before and after exposure to auditory stimuli reminiscent of combat from two groups of male Vietnam veterans with combat experienceone with diagnoses of PTSD (N = 15) and one with no mental disorder (N = 6). Results showed a significant 30% rise in plasma...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of nervous and mental disease 1991-06, Vol.179 (6), p.371-373
Hauptverfasser: BLANCHARD, EDWARD B, KOLB, LAWRENCE C, PRINS, ANNABEL, GATES, SHERMAN, McCOY, GUY C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Memory
Norepinephrine - blood
Posture
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - blood
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Tape Recording
Veterans - psychology
Vietnam
Warfare
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Zusammenfassung:Plasma norepinephrine samples were obtained before and after exposure to auditory stimuli reminiscent of combat from two groups of male Vietnam veterans with combat experienceone with diagnoses of PTSD (N = 15) and one with no mental disorder (N = 6). Results showed a significant 30% rise in plasma norepinephrine for the PTSD group, with no change in the comparison group.
ISSN:0022-3018
1539-736X
DOI:10.1097/00005053-199106000-00012