" The Sound of Fear": Assessing vocal fundamental frequency as a physiological indicator of social anxiety disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 811-822

  Weeks, Justin W ^a   Lee, Chao Yang ^a   Reilly, Alison R ^a   Howell, Ashley N ^a   France, Christopher ^a   Kowalsky, Jennifer M ^a   Bush, Ashley ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundamental frequency; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Submissive gestures; Vocal acoustics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATOR; PITCH; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPEECH ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPEECH; VOICE;

EID: 84868275465     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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