Electrodermal lability in anxiety disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Jensen, Hans Henrik ^a   Hasle, Nicolas ^b   Birket Smith, Morten ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Duration of anxiety symptoms; Electrodermal lability; Extro version; Psychoticism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030091120     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00643.x     Document Type: Article

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