An examination of generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymic disorder by latent class analysis

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1701-1712

  Rhebergen, D ^a,b   Van Der Steenstraten, I M ^a   Sunderland, M ^c   De Graaf, R ^d   Ten Have, M ^d   Lamers, F ^e   Penninx, B W J H ^a,b   Andrews, G ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GGZ InGeest   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

generalized anxiety disorder; Key words Dysthymia; latent class analysis; nosology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889887150     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713002225     Document Type: Article

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