The relationship of neuroticism and extraversion to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the general population

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Jylhä, Pekka ^a,b   Isometsä, Erkki ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Extraversion; Health service utilization; Neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33748796053     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20167     Document Type: Article

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