The development of anxiety disorders in childhood: An integrative review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1413-1423

  Murray, L ^a   Creswell, C ^a   Cooper, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioural inhibition; Child; Development; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY RELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEAT; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PROGENY; REVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; TEMPERAMENT; THREAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MACACA MULATTA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 69549125961     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709005157     Document Type: Review

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