Attacks of anxiety, panic and frenzy, and their related depression: A hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-127

  Polani, Paul E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS; PANIC; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 3042728140     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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