Relaxation-induced EEG alterations in panic disorder patients

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-376

  Knott, Verner ^a,b   Bakish, David ^a   Lusk, Stacey ^a   Barkely, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; THETA RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; PANIC; PANIC DISORDER; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0030869440     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(97)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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