Distinguishing generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and mixed anxiety states in older treatment-seeking adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-290

  Mohlman, Jan ^a,b   De Jesus, Marybeth ^a   Gorenstein, Ethan E ^a   Kleber, Marc ^a   Gorman, Jack M ^a   Papp, Laszlo A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Classification diagnosis; Generalized anxiety disorder; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PANIC; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 2342568885     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00261-X     Document Type: Article

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