Photosensitivity in panic disorder

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bossini, Letizia ^a   Fagiolini, Andrea ^a,b   Valdagno, Marta ^a   Padula, Lorenzo ^a   Hofkens, Tara ^b   Castrogiovanni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANIC; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SELF REPORT;

EID: 58549107179     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20477     Document Type: Article

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