Public Health Significance of Neuroticism

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-256

  Lahey, Benjamin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

neuroticism; personality traits; predictive utility; public health

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; EMOTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

AROUSAL; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 67049086461     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015309     Document Type: Article

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