caa a22 4500 477121691 CHVBK 20180405111638.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02229099 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02229099 Physiological arousal and attention in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder [Elektronische Daten] [J. Davis, Henry Adams, Madeline Uddo, Jennifer Vasterling, Patricia Sutker] Psychophysiological reactivity has been well documented in WWII, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, these individuals have demonstrated cognitive impairments within the domains of attention, concentration, new learning, and memory. However, there has been no research examining the impact of physiological arousal on attention in individuals with PTSD. This study documents the level of physiological arousal and associated disruption of attentional abilities in 28 Persian Gulf War veterans (18 without PTSD or other psychopathology and 10 with PTSD). This population represents a group of combat trauma victims who experienced a relatively acute onset of PTSD, thus providing a unique opportunity to compare prior psychophysiological and cognitive results with a group of veterans who manifested a recent onset of PTSD. Results indicated relatively comparable psychophysiological reactivity and arousal between Persian Gulf War veterans with PTSD and Persian Gulf War veterans without PTSD. Furthermore, attentional processes of veterans with PTSD were not more disrupted than in comparison soldiers. Results suggest that the intensity and chronicity of the disorder may impact physiological arousal and disruption of cognitive functioning. Following Persian Gulf War veterans with PTSD over time may reveal that psychophysiological arousal becomes more pronounced with chronicity, perhaps as memory networks become strengthened and/or neuroendocrine systems become increasingly disrupted. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1996 posttraumatic stress disorder nationallicence psychophysiology nationallicence neuropsychology nationallicence attention nationallicence arousal nationallicence Davis J. University of Washington School of Medicine, USA aut Adams Henry University of Georgia, USA aut Uddo Madeline VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut Vasterling Jennifer VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut Sutker Patricia VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/1(1996-03-01), 1-20 0882-2689 18:1<1 1996 18 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229099 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229099 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davis J. University of Washington School of Medicine, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adams Henry University of Georgia, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Uddo Madeline VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vasterling Jennifer VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sutker Patricia VA Medical Center and Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/1(1996-03-01), 1-20 0882-2689 18:1<1 1996 18 10862 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer