Depressive comorbidity in children and adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-215

  Masi, Gabriele ^a,b   Favilla, Letizia ^a   Mucci, Maria ^a   Millepiedi, Stefania ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective Spectrum; Comorbidity; Depression; Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034120317     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021351722364     Document Type: Article

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