A Human Open Field Test Reveals Thigmotaxis Related to Agoraphobic Fear

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 390-397

  Walz, Nora ^a   Mühlberger, Andreas ^a,b   Pauli, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Animal models; Anxiety sensitivity; Avoidance behavior; Open field test; Thigmotaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED; ADOLESCENT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PANIC DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PANIC DISORDER; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL NAVIGATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971385336     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.12.016     Document Type: Article

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