Comorbid depression, but not comorbid anxiety disorders, predicts poor outcome in anxiety disorders

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 408-415

  Van Balkom, Anton J L M ^a,b   Van Boeijen, Christine A ^a   Boeke, A Joan P ^a   Van Oppen, Patricia ^a   Kempe, Pieter T ^a   Van Dyck, Richard ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Comorbidity; Depression; Follow up; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449148364     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20386     Document Type: Article

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