The role of gender and culture in treating youth with anxiety disorders

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-310

  Harmon, Holly ^a   Langley, Audra ^b   Ginsburg, Golda S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Culture; Gender; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; RELIGION; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33748775752     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jcop.20.3.301     Document Type: Article

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