Analysis of startle responses in patients with panic disorder and social phobia

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 156-169

  Larsen, Derrick K ^a   Norton, G Ron ^b   Walker, John R ^a   Stein, Murray B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Eye blink; Fear potentiated startle; Humans; Pre pulse inhibition; Pulse alone startle

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANIC; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREAT;

EID: 0036986722     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165060702321138555     Document Type: Article

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