Comorbidity and the general neurotic syndrome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue JUNE SUPP. 30, 1996, Pages 76-84

  Andrews, Gavin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Clin Res U for Anxiety Disorders   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME; TEMPERAMENT; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0029951418     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/s0007125000298449     Document Type: Article

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