Developmental changes in startle reactivity in school-age children at risk for and with actual anxiety disorder

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Waters, Allison M ^a   Craske, Michelle G ^b   Bergman, R Lindsey ^c   Naliboff, Bruce D ^b,c,d   Negoro, Hideki ^e   Ornitz, Edward M ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System   (United States)

^e NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Children; EMG; Startle reactivity

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 55749108347     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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