Do anxiety disorders exist in persons with severe and profound mental retardation?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Smiroldo, Brandi B ^a   Hamilton, Martha ^a   Baglio, Christopher S ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030898176     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(96)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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