Child anxiety in primary care: Prevalent but untreated

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Chavira, Denise A ^a   Stein, Murray B ^a   Bailey, Kelly ^b   Stein, Martin T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Child; Prevalence; Primary care; Treatment utilization

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DYSTHYMIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MUTISM; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13444278690     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20039     Document Type: Article

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