Aversive startle potentiation and fear pathology: Mediating role of threat sensitivity and moderating impact of depression

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 262-269

  Yancey, James R ^a   Vaidyanathan, Uma ^a   Patrick, Christopher J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Fear; Startle; Threat sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; AVERSIVE STARTLE POTENTIATION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSTHYMIA; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; PHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THREAT; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EMOTION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; CUES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX, STARTLE; TWINS;

EID: 85015554144     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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