scholarly journals Elevated Salivary Alpha Amylase in Adolescent Sexual Abuse Survivors with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooks R. Keeshin ◽  
Jeffrey R. Strawn ◽  
Dorothee Out ◽  
Douglas A. Granger ◽  
Frank W. Putnam
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Alpha Amylase ◽  
Abuse Survivors ◽  
Sexual Abuse Survivors ◽  
Salivary Alpha Amylase ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Abuse

Altered salivary alpha-amylase awakening response in Bosnian War refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 810-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Verena Thoma ◽  
Ljiljana Joksimovic ◽  
Clemens Kirschbaum ◽  
Jutta Manuela Wolf ◽  
Nicolas Rohleder
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Alpha Amylase ◽  
Salivary Alpha Amylase ◽  
Bosnian War

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Walsh ◽  
David DiLillo ◽  
Alicia Klanecky ◽  
Dennis McChargue
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Abuse ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Prevalent Form

Sexual assault occurring when the victim is unable to consent or resist due to the use or administration of alcohol or drugs (i.e., incapacitated/drug-or-alcohol facilitated rape; IR/DAFR) is a particularly prevalent form of victimization experienced by college women. By definition, substance use precedes IR/DAFR; however, few studies have examined other potential risk factors for IR/DAFR that may be unique from those associated with forcible rape (FR; i.e., sexual assault occurring due to threats or physical restraint). The present investigation tested a model of risk for IR/DAFR and FR suggesting that child or adolescent sexual abuse (CASA) leads to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, which in turn increase the likelihood of IR/DAFR, but not FR. Results revealed full mediation for PTSD hyperarousal symptoms in the pathway between CASA and IR/DAFR, and partial mediation for hyperarousal symptoms in the pathway between CASA and FR. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

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