Disgust sensitivity and psychopathological symptoms in non-clinical children

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-146

  Muris, Peter ^a   van der Heiden, Simone ^a   Rassin, Eric ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Disgust sensitivity; Psychopathological symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISGUST SCALE; DISGUST SENSITIVITY; DISGUST SENSITIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGORAPHOBIA; CHILD; CULTURE; FEAR; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 41149144732     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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