The startle reflex in alcohol-dependent patients: Changes after cognitive-behavioral therapy and predictive validity for drinking behavior - A pilot study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 385-390

  Loeber, Sabine ^a   Croissant, Bernhard ^a   Nakovics, Helmut ^a   Zimmer, Anke ^a   Georgi, Alexander ^a   Klein, Sabine ^a   Diener, Carsten ^a   Heinz, Andreas ^a   Mann, Karl ^a   Flor, Herta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Cognitive behavior therapy; Cue induced craving; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STARTLE REFLEX; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUES; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEURAL INHIBITION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; STARTLE REACTION; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 34948887212     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107567     Document Type: Article

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