The impact of social phobia on quality of life

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages 15-23

  Wittchen, H U ^a   Beloch, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disease specific impairments; Quality of life; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

EID: 0029852396     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199606003-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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