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Pavlovian Orienting Responses as Predictors of Psychosomatic Vulnerability

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This presentation describes studies on animal models which may contribute to the elucidation of the problem of early detection of individuals at risk for psychosomatic or behavioral disorders, with particular reference to the cardiovascular system.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Academic Faculty of Early and Middle Childhood Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Elizabeth O’Leary Corson & Robert M. Andrysco

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Upham Hall, The Ohio State University, 473 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA

    Dr. Samuel A. Corson

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    Adam J. Krakowski M.D. (Chief) (Chief)

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, 950 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Chase Patterson Kimball M.D. (Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine) (Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine)

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Corson, S.A., Corson, E.O., Andrysco, R.M. (1983). Pavlovian Orienting Responses as Predictors of Psychosomatic Vulnerability. In: Krakowski, A.J., Kimball, C.P. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4496-4_18

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