The phenomenology of non-clinical panic in older adults in comparison to younger adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 503-519

  Depp, Colin ^a   Woodruff Borden, Janet ^b   Meeks, Suzanne ^b   Gretarsdottir, Erla ^b   DeKryger, Nechia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Older adults; Panic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON CLINICAL PANIC; PANIC; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREDICTION; SAMPLING;

EID: 14744274589     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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