Dissociation, epileptic-like activity and lateralized electrodermal dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia and depression

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 868-874

  Bob, Petr ^a   Susta, Marek ^a   Glaslova, Katerina ^a   Fedor Freybergh, Peter G ^a,b   Pavlat, Josef ^a   Miklosko, Jozef ^b   Raboch, Jiri ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b St Elisabeth University College of Health and Social Work   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dissociation; EDA; Epileptic activity; Kindling; Laterality; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDLING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE;

EID: 37849016262     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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