The natural course of social anxiety disorder among adolescents and young adults

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 411-425

  Beesdo Baum, K ^a   Knappe, S ^a   Fehm, L ^b   Hofler M ^a   Lieb, R ^c,d   Hofmann, S G ^e   Wittchen, H U ^a,d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Persistence; Remission; Social phobia; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868710988     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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