Social phobia: Further evidence of dimensional structure

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1012-1020

  Crome, Erica ^a   Baillie, Andrew ^a   Slade, Tim ^b   Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dimensional; latent structure; social phobia; taxometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 78049500701     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.507544     Document Type: Article

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