Is early separation anxiety a risk factor for adult panic disorder?: A critical review

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-179

  Silove, Derrick ^a,b   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a   Curtis, Jackie ^a   Blaszczynski, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PANIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STRESS;

EID: 0029984383     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(96)90033-4     Document Type: Article

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