The epidemiology of anxiety disorders: Prevalence and societal costs

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 14, 2002, Pages 4-8

  Lépine, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PANIC; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036905931     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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