Quality of life in anxiety and social phobia

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Bech, P ^a   Angst, J ^b  

^a FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Shyness; Social phobia; Subjective well being; Zurich study

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MOOD; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0029812186     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199606003-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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