PTSD, attention bias, and heart rate after severe brain injury.
Does "partial" posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur after head injury? The authors found that attention bias to trauma-related threat stimuli and higher heart rate during trauma interview were not associated with PTSD symptom severity in 42 participants with severe head injury. They found no evidence for "partial" PTSD.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK.
Louise M
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Reid
Thomas M
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McMillan
Andrew G
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Harrison
D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D015982:Bias; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices