RDoC, DSM, and the reflex physiology of fear: A biodimensional analysis of the anxiety disorders spectrum

Psychophysiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 336-347

  Lang, Peter J ^a   Mcteague, Lisa M ^b   Bradley, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fear; Mental imagery; RDoC; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; REFLEX, STARTLE;

EID: 84958625968     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12462     Document Type: Article

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