Negative events and their potential risk of precipitating pathological forms of dental anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-457

  Oosterink, F M D ^a   de Jongh, A ^a   Aartman, I H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aetiology of anxiety disorders; Dental anxiety; Specific phobia; Trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL ANXIETY INVENTORY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHOBIA; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; DENTAL ANXIETY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 62649135569     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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