Why are we using surgery as a first line of treatment for an anxiety disorder? [1]

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 406-

  Bracha, H Stefan ^a,b   Lenze, Stacy M ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blushing; Emotions; Medical ethics; Phobic disorders; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; GANGLION CLIPPING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LETTER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUICIDE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; BLUSHING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-1; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33845777448     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-006-0364-1     Document Type: Letter

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