A neuropsychological hypothesis explaining posttraumatic stress disorders.

LC Kolb - The American journal of psychiatry, 1987 - europepmc.org
The author reports findings from recent psychophysiological and biochemical research on
Vietnam combat veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Applying these data and …

A psychophysiological study of post traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans

EB Blanchard, LC Kolb, TP Pallmeyer, RJ Gerardi - Psychiatric Quarterly, 1982 - Springer
… This responsiveness is consistent with the view advanced by Kolb and Mutalipass? 4 that
"the nuclear pathology...rests in persistence of a conditioned emotional response." With …

Utility of psychophysiological measurement in the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder: results from a Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study.

TM Keane, LC Kolb, DG Kaloupek, SP Orr… - Journal of consulting …, 1998 - psycnet.apa.org
This multisite study tested the ability of psychophysiological responding to predict posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis (current, lifetime, or never) in a large sample of male …

Changes in plasma norepinephrine to combat-related stimuli among Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

EB Blanchard, LC Kolb, A Prins, S Gates… - The Journal of …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Plasma norepinephrine samples were obtained before and after exposure to auditory stimuli
reminiscent of combat from two groups of male Vietnam veterans with combat experience: …

Cardiac response to relevant stimuli as an adjunctive tool for diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans

EB Blanchard, LC Kolb, RJ Gerardi, P Ryan… - Behavior Therapy, 1986 - Elsevier
… We are in agreement with Malloy, Fairbank, and Keane (1983) and Pallmeyer, Blanchard,
and Kolb (1985) that the most relevant comparison group for PTSD Vets is Combat Vets. At a …

The conditioned emotional response: A sub-class of the chronic and delayed post-traumatic stress disorder

LC Kolb, LR Mutalipassi - Psychiatric Annals, 1982 - journals.healio.com
T. article introduces data drawn from clinical experiences which support the contention that
the nuclear pathology of certain chronic and delayed post-traumatic stress disorders of war …

Preliminary findings on chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder.

RA Benedikt, LC Kolb - The American journal of psychiatry, 1986 - europepmc.org
Of 225 patients referred to a Veterans Administration pain clinic for treatment of chronic pain,
22 (10%) were later diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder. Many of the 22 also …

Attachment behavior and pain complaints.

LC Kolb - Psychosomatics: Journal of Consultation and Liaison …, 1982 - psycnet.apa.org
Maintains that pain-complaining behavior is an expression of continuing attachment behavior
which is an attempt to elicit caretaking behavior in another. Diagnosis should be directed …

The psychophysiology of combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans

TP Pallmeyer, EB Blanchard, LC Kolb - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1986 - Elsevier
… The second study on this topic was from our laboratory (Blanchard, Kolb, Pallmeyer and
Gerardi, 1982) and compared 11 male Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD (by DSM-III criteria) …

The psychobiology of PTSD: Perspectives and reflections on the past, present, and future

LC Kolb - Journal of traumatic stress, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews historic, clinical, therapeutic, and research work regarding psychopathological
responses to massive emotional stress. From these emerge the suggestion that post‐…