Exploring the relationship between childhood abuse and analogue generalized anxiety disorder: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-412

  Soenke, Melissa ^a   Hahn, Kathryn S ^a,b   Tull, Matthew T ^a   Gratz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Childhood abuse; Emotion regulation; Generalized anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE IV; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77957703869     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-009-9264-8     Document Type: Article

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