Breath-holding spells in somatoform disorder

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Inagaki, Takuji ^a,b   Mizuno, Soichi ^a   Miyaoka, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tsubouchi, Ken ^a   Momose, Isamu ^a   Kishi, Toshiro ^a   Horiguchi, Jun ^a   Kanata, Kazue ^a   Hiruta, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakatani, Toshihiko ^a   Doi, Katsushi ^a   Saito, Yoji ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Breath holding spell; Cyanosis; Hyperventilation; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATH HOLDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APNEA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 4344678473     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/T6L4-Y24N-DLTM-APH2     Document Type: Article

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