Impulsivity in anxiety disorder patients: Is it related to comorbid cyclothymia?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 600-606

  Perugi, Giulio ^a,b   Del Carlo, Alessandra ^a   Benvenuti, Marzia ^a   Fornaro, Michele ^c   Toni, Cristina ^b   Akiskal, Kareen ^d   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Akiskal, Hagop ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d International Mood Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cyclothymia; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PARIS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052103490     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.033     Document Type: Article

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