Diazepam blocks fear-potentiated startle in humans

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Patrick, Christopher J ^a   Berthot, Bryan D ^a   Moore, J David ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tallahassee Pain Stress Mgmt Inst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMOTIONALITY; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0030026039     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.1.89     Document Type: Article

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