Generalized social phobia versus avoidant personality disorder: Differences in psychopathology, personality traits, and social and occupational functioning

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-411

  Van Velzen, Carol J M ^a   Emmelkamp, Paul M G ^b   Scholing, Agnes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avoidant personality disorder; Comorbidity; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0034622205     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(00)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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