Normative values for the hospital anxiety and depression scale (hads) in the general german population

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-78

  Hinz, Andreas ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Anxiety; Depression; Gender; Normative values; Reference values

Indexed keywords

AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79960467702     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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