Gender differences in social anxiety disorder: Results from the national epidemiologic sample on alcohol and related conditions

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-19

  Xu, Yang ^a   Schneier, Franklin ^a   Heimberg, Richard G ^b   Princisvalle, Katherine ^a   Liebowitz, Michael R ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human sex differences; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855484695     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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