A comparison of the factorial structure of DSM-IV criteria for generalized anxiety disorder between younger and older adults

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 252-260

  Nuevo, Roberto ^a   Ruiz, Miguel A ^a   Izal, María ^a   Montorio, Ignacio ^a   Losada, Andrés ^b   Márquez González, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Diagnostic criteria; Elderly; Factor invariance; GAD; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 56749102772     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-008-9084-2     Document Type: Article

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