Social anxiety disorder and social fears in the Canadian military: Prevalence, comorbidity, impairment, and treatment-seeking

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 887-893

  Mather, Amber A ^a   Stein, Murray B ^b,c   Sareen, Jitender ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Comorbidity; Disability; Military personnel; Phobic disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL FEAR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957661684     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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