Changes in facial electromyographic activity in spider-phobic girls after psychotherapy

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 805-810

  Leutgeb, Verena ^a   Schienle, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Disgust proneness; EMG; Levator labii; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEVATOR LABII MUSCLE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPIDER; SPIDER PHOBIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84861223255     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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