Pathological Worry in Children: What is Currently Known?

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Wilson, Charlotte ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; cognitive avoidance; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; intolerance of uncertainty; metacognition; problem solving; worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555179547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.008110     Document Type: Article

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