Potential use of Internet-based screening for anxiety disorders: A pilot study

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1006-1010

  Van Ameringen, Michael ^a,b   Mancini, Catherine ^a,b   Simpson, William ^b   Patterson, Beth ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; health information; Internet; screening; treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOOD DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649250591     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20723     Document Type: Article

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