Illumination perception in photophobic patients suffering from panic disorder with agoraphobia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-74

  Kellner, M ^a   Wiedemann, K ^a   Zihl, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Panic disorder; Photophobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

EID: 0030773817     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09908.x     Document Type: Article

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