Autonomic characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder and worry

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-266

  Thayer, Julian F ^a   Friedman, Bruce H ^b,d   Borkovec, Thomas D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Heart period variability; Spectral analysis; Vagus; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030002473     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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