Should uncontrollable worry be removed from the definition of gad a test of incremental validity

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 369-375

  Hallion, Lauren S ^a   Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dsm 5; Excessiveness; Generalized anxiety disorder; Uncontrollability; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCONTROLLABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84878507811     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031731     Document Type: Article

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