Age at onset of generalized anxiety disorder in older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Le Roux, Hillary ^a   Gatz, Margaret ^b   Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUSPIRONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 16844382282     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200501000-00005     Document Type: Article

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