The importance of worry across diagnostic presentations: Prevalence, severity and associated symptoms in a partial hospital setting

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Kertz, Sarah J ^a   Bigda Peyton, Joseph S ^a   Rosmarin, David H ^a   Björgvinsson, Thröstur ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatric setting; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Worry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; WORRY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84855514639     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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