Diminished physiological flexibility is associated with intolerance of uncertainty during affective decision making in adolescence

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 503-513

  Wild, A ^a   Freeston, M H ^a   Heary, S ^a   Rodgers, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescence; anxiety; electrodermal; generalized anxiety disorder; intolerance of uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025066537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.035913     Document Type: Article

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