Psychophysiological Investigations in Depersonalization Disorder and Effects of Electrodermal Biofeedback

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-329

  Schoenberg, Poppy L A ^a   Sierra, Mauricio ^a   David, Anthony S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biofeedback; depersonalization disorder; heart rate variability; skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGUS TONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84861153424     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2011.606742     Document Type: Article

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