The 35% carbon dioxide test in stress and panic research: Overview of effects and integration of findings

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-164

  Vickers, Kristin ^a   Jafarpour, Sepehr ^a   Mofidi, Amirsalar ^a   Rafat, Bijan ^a   Woznica, Andrea ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Carbon Dioxide; Panic; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; PAROXETINE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PANIC; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME; UNSTEADINESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PANIC; PANIC DISORDER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84857970457     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.12.004     Document Type: Review

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