Separation anxiety in the elderly

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-702

  Wijeratne, Chanaka ^a   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Old age; Separation anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL STATUS; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0242490825     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00239-6     Document Type: Article

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