Heart rate variability profiles and exposure therapy treatment outcome in flight phobia

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-62

  Bornas, Xavier ^a   Del Amo, Antonio Riera ^a   Tortella Feliu, Miquel ^a   Llabrés, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fear of flying; Heart rate variability; Specific phobia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863000189     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-011-9179-5     Document Type: Article

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