Are Children With "Pure" Generalized Anxiety Disorder Impaired? A Comparison With Comorbid and Healthy Children

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 739-745

  Alfano, Candice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84869194544     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.715367     Document Type: Article

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