Physiologic responses in anxiety

Current Psychiatry Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 196-204

  Hoehn Saric, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Anxiety disorders; Depersonalization disorder; Diminished physiologic flexibility; Generalized anxiety disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Panic disorder; Phobias; Physiologic responses; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPERSONALIZATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MONITORING; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 34548324775     PISSN: 15734005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340007781369667     Document Type: Review

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