Social cognition in social anxiety: First evidence for increased empathic abilities

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-106

  Tibi Elhanany, Yasmin ^a   Shamay Tsoory, Simone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959537737     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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