Current approaches to etiology and pathophysiology of specific phobia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1295-1304

  Fyer, Abby J ^a,b  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Unit 82   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Irrational fears; Phobias; Specific phobia

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; CONDITIONING; FEAR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0032535693     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00274-1     Document Type: Article

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