Effects of diazepam on facial emotion recognition

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 452-463

  Coupland, Nick J ^a   Singh, Anita J ^b   Sustrik, Ryan A ^a   Ting, Patricia ^a   Blair, R James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Emotions; Facial expression; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Perception

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0346495983     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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