Prevalence of anxiety disorders in elderly adults: A critical analysis

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 269-279

  Fuentes, Karina ^b   Cox, Brian J ^a  

^a PZ 430 PsycHealth Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; SENESCENCE; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031441587     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(97)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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