Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Impaired Autonomic Modulation in Male Twins

Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been linked to increased morbidity. An inflexibility of the autonomic nervous system might be the underlying mechanism. We aimed to assess whether PTSD and combat trauma exposure are associated with lower heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological psychiatry (1969) 2013-06, Vol.73 (11), p.1103-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Shah, Amit J, Lampert, Rachel, Goldberg, Jack, Veledar, Emir, Bremner, J. Douglas, Vaccarino, Viola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Autonomic nervous system Biological and medical sciences Combat Disorders - genetics Combat Disorders - physiopathology Diseases in Twins Electrocardiography, Ambulatory heart disease Heart Rate - physiology heart rate variability Humans Male Medical sciences mental stress Middle Aged military combat trauma Post-traumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress disorder Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Regression Analysis Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - genetics Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology Veterans - psychology
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