Anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder in the context of human brain evolution: A role for theory in DSM-V?

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Bracha, H Stefan ^a   Maser, Jack D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety concept; DSM V; Evolution; PTSD; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649094932     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2008.00113.x     Document Type: Note

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