Reduced heart rate responding to trauma reliving in trauma survivors with PTSD: correlates and consequences.

The authors investigated whether heart rate (HR) responses to voluntary recall of trauma memories (a) are related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and (b) predict recovery 6 months later. Sixty-two assault survivors completed a recall task modeled on imaginal reliving in the initial weeks po...

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Main Authors: Halligan, S, Michael, T, Wilhelm, F, Clark, D, Ehlers, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006