Absence of selected neurological soft signs in Vietnam nurse veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

被引:10
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作者
Gurvits, TV
Carson, MA
Metzger, L
Croteau, HB
Lasko, NB
Orr, SP
Pitman, RK
机构
[1] Vet Affairs Med Ctr, VA Res Serv, Manchester, NH 03103 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA
[3] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[4] St Anselm Coll, Manchester, NH 03102 USA
关键词
nurses; Vietnam; stress disorders; post-traumatic; neurological manifestations;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1781(02)00026-4
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
This study examined eight neurological soft signs (NSSs), which had previously proved successful in discriminating medication-free post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from non-PTSD combat veterans and sexually abused women, in 82 unmedicated female nurse Vietnam veterans, 32 with and 50 without PTSD. The increased NSSs observed in the previously studied PTSD samples were not found in the nurses with PTSD. The results fail to support the hypothesis that the stress of a traumatic event and/or resultant PTSD damages the nervous system. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:81 / 85
页数:5
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