Generalized anxiety disorder in youth: Diagnostic considerations

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-182

  Benjamin, Courtney L ^a   Beidas, Rinad S ^a   Comer, Jonathan S ^b   Puliafico, Anthony C ^b   Kendall, Philip C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; children; classification; diagnostic criteria; DSM V; GAD; generalized anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 79551647468     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20747     Document Type: Article

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