A Taxometric Study of Hypochondriasis Symptoms

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-514

  Longley, Susan L ^a   Broman Fulks, Joshua J ^b   Calamari, John E ^a   Noyes, Russell ^c   Wade, Michael ^d   Orlando, Carissa M ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 78049272721     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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