Fear of heights and mild visual height intolerance independent of alcohol consumption
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Fear of heights and mild visual height intolerance independent of alcohol consumption
Background Visual height intolerance occurs when a visual stimulus causes apprehension of losing balance and falling from some height. Affecting one-third of the population, it has a broad spectrum of symptoms, ranging from minor distress to fear of heights, which is defined as a specific phobia. Specific phobias are associated with higher alcohol consumption. This has not been specifically sho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain and Behavior
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2162-3279
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.162