Screening for childhood anxiety symptoms in primary care: Integrating child and parent reports

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1364-1371

  Wren, Frances J ^a   Bridge, Jeffrey A ^b   Birmaher, Boris ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Pediatric Symptom Checklist; Primary health care; Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 6944237212     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000138350.60487.d3     Document Type: Article

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