Generalized anxiety disorder: What are we missing?

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Allgulander, Christer ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Diagnosis; Generalized anxiety disorder; Prevalence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNOLOGY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGORAPHOBIA; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745343023     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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