Sensitivity of the fear-inhibited light reflex to diazepam

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-98

  Bitsios, P ^a   Szabadi, E ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Diazepam; Fear; Healthy volunteers; Light reflex; Pupillometry

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; FEAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIOSIS; MYDRIASIS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL; REFLEX, PUPILLARY;

EID: 0031983386     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050489     Document Type: Article

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