Are there gender differences in catastrophic appraisals in panic disorder with agoraphobia?

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 545-552

  Starcevic, Vladan ^a,e   Latas, Milan ^b   Kolar, Dusan ^c   Berle, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^e NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agoraphobia; Catastrophizing; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Gender; Panic disorder; Panic related cognitions; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGORAPHOBIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 37249023694     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20245     Document Type: Article

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