Skin Conductance Reactivity as a Predictor of Stroke-induced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Dimensional Approach.

This is the first study to test the prospective association of SC reactivity with PTSD symptom development following a medical trauma. The findings indicate that mobile measures of SC reactivity may be useful for in-hospital identification of individuals at risk for fear-related PTSD symptom development following a medical event and highlight the potential mechanisms involved in the development of these symptoms following a medical event.