Six-month prevalence of phobic symptoms in Iceland: An epidemiological postal survey

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-265

  Arnarson, Eiríkur Örn ^a   Gudmundsdóttir, Ása ^a   Boyle, Gregory J ^b,c  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031883182     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199802)54:2<257::AID-JCLP15>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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