Cognitive functioning in a population-based sample of young adults with anxiety disorders

European Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 346-353

  Castaneda, A E ^a,b   Suvisaari, J ^a,c   Marttunen, M ^a,b,d   Perala J ^a   Saarni, S I ^a,b   Aalto Setala T ^a,d   Lonnqvist J ^a,b   Tuulio Henriksson, A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Cognitive impairment; General population; Neuropsychology; Young adult

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 80052264851     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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