Biological explanations of generalized anxiety disorder: Effects on beliefs about prognosis and responsibility

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 498-503

  Lebowitz, Matthew S ^a   Pyun, John J ^a   Ahn, Woo Kyoung ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PESSIMISM; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896466749     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300011     Document Type: Article

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