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Autobiographical memory and the self-memory system in posttraumatic stress disorderKylie Sutherland
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Anxiety Disord 22:555-60. 2008..These findings are discussed in terms of the role of the self-memory system in adjustment to trauma...
The influence of litigation on maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 191:191-3. 2003
Does dissociation further our understanding of PTSD?Richard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J Anxiety Disord 21:183-91. 2007..Future research should abandon the global construct of dissociation, and study the specific responses that involve altered awareness under experimental conditions...
Treatment of acute stress disorder: a randomized controlled trialRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:659-67. 2008..Cognitive behavioral therapy for ASD may prevent PTSD, but trauma survivors may not tolerate exposure-based therapy in the acute phase. There is a need to compare nonexposure therapy techniques with prolonged exposure for ASD...
The neural circuitry of conversion disorder and its recoveryRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales and Brain Dynamics Centre, Sydney, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 121:289-96. 2012..This pattern suggests that during the conversion disorder there was impaired connectivity between speech networks and networks that regulate anxiety...
The capacity of acute stress disorder to predict posttraumatic psychiatric disordersRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Australia
J Psychiatr Res 46:168-73. 2012....
Post-traumatic stress disorder vs traumatic brain injuryRichard Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 13:251-62. 2011....
Heart rate as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder in childrenRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:66-8. 2007..This study indexed the relationship between resting heart rates (HRs) after injury and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children...
Enhanced amygdala and medial prefrontal activation during nonconscious processing of fear in posttraumatic stress disorder: an fMRI studyRichard A Bryant
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydeny, New South Wales, Australia
Hum Brain Mapp 29:517-23. 2008..These data extend existing models by suggesting that the impaired MPFC activation in PTSD may be limited to conscious fear processing. Hum Brain Mapp, 2008. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc...
A prospective study of appraisals in childhood posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Behav Res Ther 45:2502-7. 2007..This study supports cognitive models of PTSD, and suggests that younger children who exaggerate their vulnerability after trauma exposure are high risk for PTSD after trauma...
Taking the feeling out of emotional memories - a study of hypnotic emotional numbing: a brief communicationRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 55:426-34. 2007..These findings point to the capacity for hypnotic emotional inhibition to differentially influence affective and semantic components of the emotional response...
Maladaptive self-appraisals before trauma exposure predict posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:812-5. 2007..Pretrauma negative appraisals about oneself accounted for 20% of variance in PTSD severity at follow-up. These data provide the first evidence that preexisting negative appraisals are a risk factor for PTSD...
Amygdala and ventral anterior cingulate activation predicts treatment response to cognitive behaviour therapy for post-traumatic stress disorderR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Psychol Med 38:555-61. 2008..No studies have investigated the capacity for neural responses during fear processing to predict treatment response in PTSD...
Enhancing thought suppression with hypnosisRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 54:488-99. 2006..Whereas lows instructed to suppress displayed a delayed increase in suppressed thoughts, highs did not. These findings support the proposition that hypnosis facilitates thought suppression...
The psychiatric sequelae of traumatic injuryRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 167:312-20. 2010..The authors sought to determine the range of new psychiatric disorders occurring after traumatic injury and the influence of mild TBI on psychiatric status...
Cultural sensitivity: making trauma assessment and treatment plans culturally relevantRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 67:74-9. 2006..We advocate a culturally sensitive approach to ensure that the impact of interventions is optimized to benefit the communities recovering from such a traumatic disaster...
Hypnotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy of acute stress disorder: a 3-year follow-upRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Sydney, Australia
Behav Res Ther 44:1331-5. 2006..These findings point to the long-term benefits of early provision of CBT in the initial month after trauma...
The role of panic in acute dissociative reactions following traumaRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Br J Clin Psychol 44:489-94. 2005..This study investigated panic symptoms that occurs at the time of the trauma and their relationship to ongoing dissociation in acute stress disorder...
Maladaptive appraisals as a risk factor for posttraumatic stress: a study of trainee firefightersRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Psychol Sci 16:749-52. 2005..These findings accord with cognitive models predicting that a tendency to catastrophize about negative events is a risk factor for developing posttraumatic stress symptoms...
Hypnotic conflict: a brief reportDavid Mallard
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 54:292-302. 2006..Limitations in applying the nonexperimental procedure to this paradigm and the need for further investigation are discussed...
Neural networks of information processing in posttraumatic stress disorder: a functional magnetic resonance imaging studyRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 58:111-8. 2005..We investigated whether anterior cingulate-amygdala dysregulation in PTSD would generalize to salient, but nonthreat related signals...
The additive benefit of hypnosis and cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating acute stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:334-40. 2005..CBT-hypnosis resulted in greater reduction in reexperiencing symptoms at posttreatment than CBT. These findings suggest that hypnosis may have use in facilitating the treatment effects of CBT for posttraumatic stress...
Hypnotic emotional numbing: a study of implicit emotionRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 53:26-36. 2005..In contrast, hypnotic emotional numbing diminished this pattern in highs. These results are discussed in terms of the influence of hypnotic emotional numbing at a preattentive stage of processing...
Impaired specific autobiographical memory as a risk factor for posttraumatic stress after traumaRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 116:837-41. 2007..These findings provide initial evidence that impaired specific retrieval of memories may be a risk factor for posttraumatic stress...
Hypnosis and thought suppression - more data: a brief communicationRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 56:37-46. 2008..In contrast, high hypnotizable participants did not display any rebound effects. These findings support the proposition that hypnosis facilitates thought suppression...
A review of acute stress disorder in DSM-5Richard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
Depress Anxiety 28:802-17. 2011..It is proposed that ASD may be better conceptualized as the severity of acute stress responses that does not require specific clusters to be present...
Oxytocin as a moderator of hypnotizabilityRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
Psychoneuroendocrinology 37:162-6. 2012..This is the first demonstration of a neurochemical basis for hypnotic responding, and points to a potential neural mechanism to explain hypnotizability...
Peritraumatic dissociation mediates the relationship between acute panic and chronic posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Pschology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Behav Res Ther 49:346-51. 2011..Whereas peritraumatic derealization is associated with chronic PTSD symptoms, this relationship is influenced by initial acute panic responses...
Early intervention for post-traumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Early Interv Psychiatry 1:19-26. 2007..This review critiques the evidence for psychological debriefing approaches and alternate early intervention strategies...
Acute stress disorder as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic reviewRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 72:233-9. 2011..The utility of the acute stress disorder diagnosis to describe acute stress reactions and predict subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was evaluated...
Posttraumatic intrusive symptoms across psychiatric disordersRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
J Psychiatr Res 45:842-7. 2011..50, 95% CI: 2.09-9.71). Whereas intrusive memories and reactions are common across posttraumatic disorders, flashbacks and dissociative amnesia are distinctive to PTSD...
Dream rebound of suppressed emotional thoughts: the influence of cognitive loadRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Conscious Cogn 20:515-22. 2011..These findings indicate that thought suppression prior to sleep leads to dream rebound, and this effect is enhanced by cognitive load...
The association between menstrual cycle and traumatic memoriesRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Australia
J Affect Disord 131:398-401. 2011..We investigated the extent to which experiencing a traumatic event during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is associated with stronger traumatic flashback memories...
Preliminary evidence of the short allele of the serotonin transporter gene predicting poor response to cognitive behavior therapy in posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 67:1217-9. 2010..This study was intended to assess the extent to which the low-expression alleles of the serotonin transporter gene promoter predict poor response to cognitive behavior therapy in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Sleep disturbance immediately prior to trauma predicts subsequent psychiatric disorderRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Sleep 33:69-74. 2010..This study investigated the extent to which sleep disturbance in the period immediately prior to a traumatic event predicted development of subsequent psychiatric disorder...
A study of the protective function of acute morphine administration on subsequent posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Biol Psychiatry 65:438-40. 2009..To index the extent to which acute administration of morphine is protective against development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
A multisite study of initial respiration rate and heart rate as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 69:1694-701. 2008..This multisite study evaluated the extent to which acute heart rate and respiration rate predict subsequent chronic PTSD...
A randomized controlled trial of exposure therapy and cognitive restructuring for posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:695-703. 2008..These findings suggest that optimal treatment outcome may be achieved by combining CR with exposure therapy in treating PTSD patients...
Rostral anterior cingulate volume predicts treatment response to cognitive-behavioural therapy for posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J Psychiatry Neurosci 33:142-6. 2008..To index the extent to which treatment response in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is predicted by rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) volume...
The relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in injured childrenRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Trauma Stress 20:1075-9. 2007..These findings suggest that the current ASD diagnosis is not optimal in identifying younger children who are high risk for PTSD development...
Reality monitoring in hypnosis: a real-simulating analysisRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 53:13-25. 2005..These findings suggest that the reality attributed to a hypnotic suggestion cannot be attributed to demand characteristics...
Psychosocial approaches of acute stress reactionsRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
CNS Spectr 10:116-22. 2005..D-cycloserine provides exciting opportunities to enhance the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and points to closer understanding of the biological mechanisms that underpin clinical gains achieved by psychological therapies...
Hypnotically induced emotional numbingR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 49:220-30. 2001..These findings suggest that hypnotic emotional numbing may be a useful paradigm in which to explore processes in emotion inhibition...
Coping style and post-traumatic stress disorder following severe traumatic brain injuryR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Brain Inj 14:175-80. 2000..These findings indicate that reduction of PTSD and management of severe TBI may be facilitated by teaching patients more adaptive coping strategies...
Gender differences in the relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidentsRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 37:226-9. 2003..This study aimed to index the influence of gender on the relationship between ASD and PTSD...
Acute Stress Disorder Scale: a self-report measure of acute stress disorderR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Psychol Assess 12:61-8. 2000..The ASDS shows promise as a screening instrument to identify acutely traumatized individuals who warrant more thorough assessment for risk of PTSD...
A prospective study of psychophysiological arousal, acute stress disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorderR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 109:341-4. 2000..These findings are discussed in terms of acute arousal and longer term adaptation to trauma...
Treating acute stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injuryRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 160:585-7. 2003..This study aimed to prevent PTSD in people who developed acute stress disorder after a mild brain injury by early provision of cognitive behavior therapy...
Panic symptoms during trauma and acute stress disorderR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Behav Res Ther 39:961-6. 2001....
Delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective evaluationRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Austalia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:205-9. 2002..Delayed onset posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to PTSD that develops at least 6 months after the traumatic event. This study aimed to index the features of patients who develop delayed-onset PTSD...
Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury: can they co-exist?R A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Clin Psychol Rev 21:931-48. 2001..This review concludes that TBI populations provide a useful means by which the role of traumatic memories (and impaired memories) in posttraumatic adjustment can be studied...
Telephone crisis intervention skills: a simulated caller paradigmR A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Crisis 21:90-4. 2000..The simulated caller paradigm appears to be an effective paradigm for training and evaluation of telephone counselors...
Posttraumatic stress disorder and mild brain injury: controversies, causes and consequencesR A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 23:718-28. 2001..Finally, the implications of PTSD after MBI for assessment and treatment are reviewed...
Hypnotizability in acute stress disorderR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
Am J Psychiatry 158:600-4. 2001..This study investigated the relationship between acute dissociative reactions to trauma and hypnotizability...
Hypnotically induced emotional numbing: a real-simulating analysisRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 111:203-7. 2002..Reals (not simulators) displayed a dissociation between their affective response and awareness of the negative content of the stimuli following the numbing suggestion...
Seeing is believing: the reality of hypnotic hallucinationsRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Conscious Cogn 12:219-30. 2003..These findings indicate that elevated hypnotizability and hypnosis are associated with attributions of external reality to suggested experiences...
Treating acute stress disorder: an evaluation of cognitive behavior therapy and supportive counseling techniquesR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 156:1780-6. 1999..This study aimed to prevent PTSD by an early provision of cognitive behavior therapy. Specifically, this study indexed the relative efficacy of prolonged exposure and anxiety management in the treatment of acute stress disorder...
Hypnotizability and posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective studyRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 51:382-9. 2003..This finding suggests that elevated hypnotizability in PTSD populations may not be entirely stable and may be associated with specific PTSD responses...
Acute stress reactions: can biological responses predict posttraumatic stress disorder?Richard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
CNS Spectr 8:668-74. 2003..The roles of peritraumatic dissociation and vulnerability factors for acute stress reaction are also reviewed. The major challenges for research on psychobiological responses to trauma are highlighted...
An analysis of calls to a Vietnam veterans' telephone counselling serviceR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma Stress 11:589-96. 1998..The survey findings indicate that telephone counselling can be an appropriate means to provide support for many veterans who may avoid conventional counselling agencies...
Acute stress disorder: a critical review of diagnostic issuesR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Clin Psychol Rev 17:757-73. 1997..It is argued that future revisions of ASD criteria need to be based on empirical evidence of acutely traumatized individuals...
Posthypnotic amnesia for material learned before hypnosisR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 47:46-64. 1999..The implications of these findings for the use of post-hypnotic amnesia as a laboratory analog of disorders of autobiographical memory are discussed...
Reality monitoring in hypnosis: a pilot investigationRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 52:188-97. 2004..These pilot data are discussed in terms of developing a paradigm to objectively index the perceived reality of hypnotically suggested experiences...
Elevated resting heart rate as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder after severe traumatic brain injuryRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
Psychosom Med 66:760-1. 2004..This study indexed the relationship between resting heart rates (HRs) after injury and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients who sustained severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
Imaginal exposure alone and imaginal exposure with cognitive restructuring in treatment of posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:706-12. 2003..Further, IE/CR participants had greater reductions in PTSD and maladaptive cognitive styles than IE participants at follow-up. These findings suggest that providing CR in combination with IE may enhance treatment gains...
Treatment of acute stress disorder: a comparison of cognitive-behavioral therapy and supportive counselingR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 66:862-6. 1998..This study represents the 1st demonstration of successful treatment of ASD with CBT and its efficacy in preventing chronic PTSD...
Relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injuryR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 155:625-9. 1998..The aim of this study was to index the frequency of occurrence of acute stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injury and to determine its utility in predicting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Acute psychophysiological arousal and posttraumatic stress disorder: a two-year prospective studyRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma Stress 16:439-43. 2003..These findings suggest that caution is required in using acute HR as a predictor of longer-term PTSD following trauma...
Two-year prospective evaluation of the relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injuryA G Harvey
School of Psychology, Unviersity of New South Wales, Sydney
Am J Psychiatry 157:626-8. 2000..To assess the ability of acute stress disorder to predict posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the relationship between acute stress disorder and PTSD over the 2 years following mild traumatic brain injury was determined...
Induced arousal and reexperiencing in acute stress disorderReginald D V Nixon
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J Anxiety Disord 19:587-94. 2005..Intrusive symptoms were significantly correlated with elevated arousal following the HVPT. The findings provide evidence that reexperiencing is directly associated with elevated states of arousal...
Attentional bias in complicated griefFiona Maccallum
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Affect Disord 125:316-22. 2010..Despite the significant health costs associated with CG, relatively little is known about the cognitive processes associated with the condition. This study investigated information processing in CG...
Neural biases to covert and overt signals of fear: dissociation by trait anxiety and depressionLeanne M Williams
University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Cogn Neurosci 19:1595-608. 2007....
The impact of fear for family on mental health in a resettled Iraqi refugee communityAngela Nickerson
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J Psychiatr Res 44:229-35. 2010..The effect of ongoing threat to family still living in conflict-ridden countries on the mental health of refugees should be further considered in the context of healthcare...
Influence of comorbid depression on fear in posttraumatic stress disorder: an fMRI studyAndrew H Kemp
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital and Western Clinical, School University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Psychiatry Res 155:265-9. 2007..Amygdala and medial prefrontal activity was reduced in PTSD-depression compared to PTSD-alone samples, highlighting the need to account for comorbidity...
Anterior cingulate activity to salient stimuli is modulated by autonomic arousal in posttraumatic stress disorderKim L Felmingham
The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW 2145, Australia
Psychiatry Res 173:59-62. 2009..This reduction in vACC in PTSD relative to controls was not apparent in without-SCR responses. These findings suggest that a reduction in vACC in PTSD occurs specifically when arousal networks are engaged...
Heterogeneity of non-conscious fear perception in posttraumatic stress disorder as a function of physiological arousal: an fMRI studyAndrew H Kemp
School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Psychiatry Res 174:158-61. 2009....
Auditory startle response in firefighters before and after trauma exposureRachel M Guthrie
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 162:283-90. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: These results provide initial support for elevated startle response being a vulnerability factor for posttraumatic stress responses...
Mapping frontal-limbic correlates of orienting to change detectionLeanne M Williams
The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millennium Institute and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Neuroreport 18:197-202. 2007....
Keeping memories at an arm's length: vantage point of trauma memoriesLucy M Kenny
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Behav Res Ther 45:1915-20. 2007..Avoidance did not influence vantage point for positive or neutral memories. These data support the proposal that adoption of the observer vantage point for trauma memories may serve an avoidant function for people affected by trauma...
Posttraumatic stress disorder after severe traumatic brain injuryR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of Ne South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 157:629-31. 2000..This study indexed the profile of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after severe traumatic injury to the brain...
Interaction of posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain following traumatic brain injuryR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
J Head Trauma Rehabil 14:588-94. 1999..To investigate the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain in patients who had sustained a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
Posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosocial functioning after severe traumatic brain injuryR A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 189:109-13. 2001..Patients with PTSD reported higher scores on the GHQ and BDI, and lower scores on the FAM, CIQ, OAS, and SWLS than those without PTSD. Effective rehabilitation after severe TBI may be enhanced by management of PTSD...
Distant memories: a prospective study of vantage point of trauma memoriesLucy M Kenny
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Psychol Sci 20:1049-52. 2009..These results suggest that remembering trauma from an observer vantage point is related to both immediate and ongoing PTSD symptoms...
Working memory function in post-traumatic stress disorder: an event-related potential studyMelinda D Veltmeyer
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Clin Neurophysiol 120:1096-106. 2009..This study investigated effects of psychotropic medication (primarily antidepressants) on these ERP components...
Hypnotically induced emotional numbing: the roles of hypnosis and hypnotizabilityRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 54:281-91. 2006..These findings suggest that elevated hypnotic susceptibility, rather than hypnosis, is an important mediator of emotional numbing. The importance of individual differences in emotional numbing is discussed...
Event-related potential dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of numbingKim L Felmingham
University of New South Wales, School of Psychology, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Psychiatry Res 109:171-9. 2002..The finding that numbing was associated with reduced attention processing (P300) is consistent with models positing a relationship between disordered arousal and attention in PTSD...
Cognitive behaviour therapy of acute stress disorder: a four-year follow-upRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, School of Psychology, NSW 2052 Australia
Behav Res Ther 41:489-94. 2003..These findings suggest that early provision of CBT in the initial month after trauma has long-term benefits for people who are at risk of developing PTSD...
Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injuryRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 15:862-7. 2009..These findings indicate that PTSD may be more likely following MTBI, however, longer post-traumatic amnesia appears to be protective against selected re-experiencing symptoms...
Extinction learning before trauma and subsequent posttraumatic stressRachel M Guthrie
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Psychosom Med 68:307-11. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: This result provides preliminary support for reduced extinction of a conditioned emotional response as a vulnerability factor for posttraumatic stress...
Amygdala-prefrontal dissociation of subliminal and supraliminal fearLeanne M Williams
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hum Brain Mapp 27:652-61. 2006....
Trauma modulates amygdala and medial prefrontal responses to consciously attended fearLeanne M Williams
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Neuroimage 29:347-57. 2006..Over the time course, trauma was related to a distinct pattern of ACC and amygdala connections. The findings suggest that major life trauma may disrupt the normal pattern of medial prefrontal and amygdala regulation...
Recovery after the tsunami: timeline for rehabilitationRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 67:50-5. 2006....
Longitudinal psychophysiological studies of heart rate: mediating effects and implications for treatmentRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1071:19-26. 2006..The association between HR and PTSD does suggest that HR is a useful means to test fear conditioning models of trauma response...
Predicting posttraumatic stress disorder from acute reactionsRichard A Bryant
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Trauma Dissociation 6:5-15. 2005..The evidence suggests that dissociation needs to be considered in the context of other factors in the aftermath of trauma if optimal identification of high-risk individuals is to be achieved...
A multisite study of the capacity of acute stress disorder diagnosis to predict posttraumatic stress disorderRichard A Bryant
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Psychiatry 69:923-9. 2008..This study addresses these limitations by conducting a large-scale and multisite study to evaluate the extent to which ASD predicts subsequent PTSD...
Interactions between BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and early life stress predict brain and arousal pathways to syndromal depression and anxietyJ M Gatt
The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millennium Institute and University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mol Psychiatry 14:681-95. 2009..Such findings may aid establishing an evidence base for more tailored intervention strategies...
Mild traumatic brain injury does not predict acute postconcussion syndromeS Meares
Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:300-6. 2008..Identifying acute PCS (within the first 14 days after injury) may optimise initial recovery and rehabilitation, identify those at risk and increase understanding of PCS...
Posthypnotic amnesia for material learned before or during hypnosis: explicit and implicit memory effectsA J Barnier
University of New South Wales, Australia
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 49:286-304. 2001..These findings highlight the impact of methodological choices on theoretical interpretations of memory performance following a suggestion for PHA...
An investigation of retrieval inhibition in acute stress disorderMichelle L Moulds
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Trauma Stress 18:233-6. 2005..Severity of acute posttraumatic stress response was associated with retrieval impairments. The cumulative findings suggest that ASD is associated with impoverished memory for trauma-related and positive material...
Duration of posttraumatic stress disorder predicts hippocampal grey matter lossKim Felmingham
Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Australia
Neuroreport 20:1402-6. 2009..This pattern suggests that prolonged PTSD may have cumulative adverse effects on hippocampal volume, highlighting the potential role of genetic-environmental interactions...
Fear of cultural extinction and psychopathology among Mandaean refugees: an exploratory path analysisAngela Nickerson
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
CNS Neurosci Ther 15:227-36. 2009..Treatment interventions implemented with cultural groups facing extinction should take into consideration anxiety about loss of culture...
