Inhibition of hypervigilance in the treatment of traumatic simple phobias: Three case examples

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 590-593

  Lee, Anna ^a   Vaughan, Kevin ^a   Armstrong, Michael ^b  

^a HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure; Hypervigilance; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Simple phobia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AROUSAL; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHOBIC DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; THEFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032781826     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.1999.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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