David Read Johnson
Veterans Health Administration
31 Papers
227 Citations
David Read Johnson is an academic researcher from Veterans Health Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety disorder & Drama therapy. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 31 publications.
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Abnormal Noradrenergic Function in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Steven M. Southwick,John H. Krystal,C. Andrew Morgan,David Read Johnson,Linda M. Nagy,Andreas L. Nicolaou,George R. Heninger,Dennis S. Charney +7 more
TL;DR: In the patients with PTSD, yohimbine induced significant increases in core PTSD symptoms, such as intrusive traumatic thoughts, emotional numbing, and grief, consistent with a large body of preclinical data that indicated that uncontrollable stress produces substantial increases in noradrenergic neuronal function.
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Outcome of intensive inpatient treatment for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.
David Read Johnson,Robert A. Rosenheck,Alan Fontana,Hadar Lubin,Dennis S. Charney,Steven M. Southwick +5 more
TL;DR: The study raises the possibility that long-term intensive inpatient treatment for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnam veterans is not effective, and other forms of treatment should be considered after rigorous study of such variables as length of stay, trauma versus rehabilitation focus, and patient characteristics.
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Trauma-Related Symptoms in Veterans of Operation Desert Storm: A Preliminary Report
Steven M. Southwick,Andrew S. Morgan,Linda M. Nagy,Douglas Bremner,Andreas L. Nicolaou,David Read Johnson,Robert A. Rosenheck,Dennis S. Charney +7 more
TL;DR: Preliminary findings suggest that a high percentage of Desert Storm veterans experienced some trauma-related symptoms after returning to the United States.
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The impact of the homecoming reception on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder: The West Haven Homecoming Stress Scale (WHHSS)
David Read Johnson,Hadar Lubin,Robert A. Rosenheck,Alan Fontana,Steven M. Southwick,Dennis S. Charney +5 more
TL;DR: The West Haven Homecoming Stress Scale (WHHSS) as discussed by the authors measures the frequency of events, intensity of feelings, and level of support of returning veterans during the first 6 months after returning from overseas, and within the past 6 months, was collected from 247 veterans who were receiving inpatient treatment for PTSD.
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The concept of the second generation program in the treatment of post‐traumatic stress disorder among Vietnam veterans
David Read Johnson,Susan C. Feldman,Susan C. Feldman,Steven M. Southwick,Steven M. Southwick,Dennis S. Charney,Dennis S. Charney +6 more
TL;DR: The concepts of First and Second Generation treatment programs for Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are presented, based on a developmental theoretical model of adaptation.
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