Psychometric evaluation of the Beck Anxiety Inventory with older medical patients

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-144

  Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^b   Areán, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031002377     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.9.2.136     Document Type: Article

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