Startle reflex modulation and autonomic responding during anxious apprehension in panic disorder patients

Psychophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 846-854

  Melzig, Christiane A ^a   Weike, Almut I ^a   Zimmermann, Jörg ^b   Hamm, Alfons O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Johanna Odebrecht Stiftung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Anticipatory anxiety; Depression; Fear potentiated startle; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; STARTLE REFLEX; THREAT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DARKNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 35348949549     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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