Specific Phobias

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-591

  Hamm, Alfons O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Conditioning; Exposure therapy; Fear; Phobias; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLOSERINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

AGORAPHOBIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHROMOSOME 14; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RELAXATION THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249144003     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2009.05.008     Document Type: Review

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