Evidence based clinical assessment of child and adolescent social phobia: A critical review of rating scales

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 795-820

  Tulbure, Bogdan T ^a   Szentagotai, Aurora ^a   Dobrean, Anca ^a   David, Daniel ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Evidence based assessment; Questionnaire; Rating scale; Social anxiety disorder social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84866259973     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-012-0297-y     Document Type: Review

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