Autonomic arousal and differential diagnosis in clinical psychology and psychopathology

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-52

  Pruneti, Carlo A ^a   Lento, R M ^b   Fante, C ^a   Carrozzo, E ^a   Fontana, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Psychopathology; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STRESS;

EID: 77952997526     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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