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abstract: |
While
laboratory
methods
for
estimating
genetic
susceptibility
for
adult
psychopathology
have
received
much
recent
attention,
laboratory
methods
for
objectively
estimating a
person’s
early
autonomic
nervous
system
perturbations
have
been
under-researched.
Research
on
heart
rate
variability
suggests
that
early
life
episodes
of
diminished
vagal
tone
may
predict
poor
stress
resilience
in
adults.
This
article
will
detail a
research
method
for
retrospectively
estimating
in
adults
the
chronology
of
diminished
vagal
tone
episodes
experienced
prior
to
age
10.
This
method
makes
use
of
the
developing
enamel
matrix,
one
of
very
few
tissues
that
cannot
recover
after
being
stressed.
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creators_name:
- family: Bracha
given: Stefan
honourific: Dr.
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date: 2004
date_type: published
datestamp: 2006-08-06
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keywords: |-
Acute
stress
reaction;
Parasympathetic
nervous
system;
Gulf
war
syndrome;
Nucleus
ambiguus;
Dental
enamel
hypoplasia
(DEH)
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pagerange: 127-133
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publication: International Journal of Psychophysiology
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rev_number: 12
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status_changed: 2007-09-12 17:06:42
subjects:
- clin-psy
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title: Can premorbid episodes of diminished vagal tone be detected via histological markers in patients with PTSD?
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volume: 51