@article{ref1,
title="Physiological arousal and dissociation in acute trauma victims during trauma narratives",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2005",
author="Nixon, Reginald D. V. and Bryant, Richard A. and Moulds, Michelle L. and Felmingham, Kim Louise and Mastrodomenico, Julie A.",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="107-113",
abstract="The aim of the present study was to examine whether the finding of suppressed physiological activity in dissociative rape-trauma victims (Griffin, Resick, & Mechanic, 1997) was replicable in a nonsexual assault trauma group. A sample of 17 high-dissociating (HD) participants and 18 low-dissociating (LD) participants who had experienced a motor vehicle accident or physical assault described their trauma while skin conductance, heart rate activity, and self-reported mood were recorded. HD individuals demonstrated a trend for elevated heart rate during the experiment compared with LD participants, but both groups displayed comparable skin-conductance levels. Curve estimation analysis indicated that the two groups had a similar pattern of physiological responding during the trauma narratives. These findings challenge the notion that dissociative reactions are associated with reduced psychophysiological arousal after trauma.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20019"
}