Differentiating generalized anxiety disorder from anxiety disorder not otherwise specified

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 879-886

  Lawrence, Amy E ^a   Brown, Timothy A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder NOS; Classification; Diagnosis; Generalized anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849125365     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181c29992     Document Type: Article

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