Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 311-314 , July 2005

Is harm avoidance an essential feature of patients with panic disorder?

  • Ida M. Wiborg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Aker University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0320 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22 92 34 00; fax: +47 22 92 39 71.
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  • Erik Falkum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, University of Oslo, 0319 Oslo, Norway
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  • Alv A. Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Aker University Hospital, University of Oslo, 0320 Oslo, Norway
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  • Cato Gullberg

      Affiliations

    • Rogaland Psychiatric Hospital, 4011 Stavanger, Norway

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.08.009

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 311-314 , July 2005

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