The impact of stressful life events on relapse of generalized anxiety disorder

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 386-391

  Francis, Jennifer L ^a   Moitra, Ethan ^b   Dyck, Ingrid ^b   Keller, Martin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; anxiety; course; longitudinal; psychiatric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELAPSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860739984     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20919     Document Type: Article

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