An examination of recent non-clinical panic attacks, panic disorder, anxiety sensitivity, and emotion regulation difficulties in the prediction of generalized anxiety disorder in an analogue sample

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Tull, Matthew T ^a   Stipelman, Brooke A ^b   Salters Pedneault, Kristalyn ^c   Gratz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Emotion regulation; Generalized anxiety disorder; Panic attacks; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849121321     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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