Psychometric properties of the screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders (SCARED) in cypriot children and adolescents

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Essau, Cecilia A ^a   Anastassiou Hadjicharalambous, Xenia ^b   Munoz, Luna C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Children and adolescents; Psychometrics; Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874245112     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000116     Document Type: Article

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