Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Handbook of Evidence-based Psychotherapies: A Guide for Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 401-413

  Durham, Rob ^a   Fisher, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalised anxiety disorder; Muscle tension; Poor concentration; Psychiatric disorder; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889856452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713242.ch23     Document Type: Chapter

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