Anxiety: An evolutionary approach

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 707-715

  Bateson, Melissa ^a   Brilot, Ben ^a   Nettle, Daniel ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Behavioural ecology; Emotions; Evolutionary medicine; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; PREDICTION; REVIEW; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84255170494     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105601202     Document Type: Review

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