The factor structure and dimensional scoring of the generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire for DSM-IV

Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-350

  Rodebaugh, Thomas L ^a   Holaway, Robert M ^b   Heimberg, Richard G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorical data; Generalized anxiety disorder; Psychometrics; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48849099812     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191107312547     Document Type: Article

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