Using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: A receiver operating characteristic analysis

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 283-291

  Fresco, David M ^a,b   Mennin, Douglas S ^a,c   Heimberg, Richard G ^a   Turk, Cynthia L ^a,d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Generalized anxiety disorder; Receiver operating characteristic analysis; Sensitivity; Specificity; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 1242271973     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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