Generalisation of fear in PTSD related to prolonged childhood maltreatment: an experimental study

BACKGROUND: Fear responses are particularly intense and persistent in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and can be evoked by unspecific cues that resemble the original traumatic event. Overgeneralisation of fear might be one of the underlying mechanisms. We investigated the generalisation and d...

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Main Authors: Thome, Janine (Author) , Hauschild, Sophie (Author) , Koppe, Georgia (Author) , Schmahl, Christian (Author) , Bohus, Martin (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Psychological medicine
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 13, Pages: 2223-2234
ISSN:1469-8978
DOI:10.1017/S0033291717003713
Online Access:Verlag, Pay-per-use, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717003713
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Author Notes:Janine Thome, Sophie Hauschild, Georgia Koppe, Lisa Liebke, Sophie Rausch, Julia I. Herzog, Meike Müller-Engelmann, Regina Steil, Kathlen Priebe, Dirk Hermans, Christian Schmahl, Martin Bohus and Stefanie Lis

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