The Stability of Threat Perception Abnormalities and Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Non-Clinical Children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-265

  Muris, Peter ^a   Jacques, Philippe ^a   Mayer, Birgit ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Temporal stability; Threat perception abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1542318443     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CHUD.0000015000.13845.9d     Document Type: Article

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