The Beck anxiety inventory in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-24

  Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^a,b   Gatz, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Assessment; Elderly; Generalized anxiety; Screening tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENESCENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14544279764     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-005-3261-3     Document Type: Article

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