Development of Child- and Parent-Report Measures of Behavioral Avoidance Related to Childhood Anxiety Disorders

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-337

  Whiteside, Stephen P H ^a   Gryczkowski, Michelle ^a   Ale, Chelsea M ^a   Brown Jacobsen, Amy M ^b   McCarthy, Denis M ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Assessment; Avoidance; Child; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD AVOIDANCE MEASURE PARENT REPORT; CHILD AVOIDANCE MEASURE SELF REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84876734843     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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