Assessment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Worry and its Psychological Disorders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 137-155

  Turk, Cynthia L ^a   Wolanin, Andrew T ^b  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Generalized anxiety disorder; Mental disorders; Muscle tension; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889479762     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713143.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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