Children with generalized anxiety disorder do not have peer problems, just fewer friends

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 712-723

  Scharfstein, Lindsay ^a   Alfano, Candice ^b   Beidel, Deborah ^a   Wong, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Peer relations; Social anxiety disorder; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 82955163061     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0245-2     Document Type: Article

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