Rates of isolated sleep paralysis in outpatients with anxiety disorders

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 687-693

  Otto, Michael W ^a   Simon, Naomi M ^b   Powers, Mark ^a   Hinton, Devon ^b   Zalta, Alyson K ^b   Pollack, Mark H ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Isolated sleep paralysis; REM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANIC; PARASOMNIA; PRESSURE SENSATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP PARALYSIS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 33646588018     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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