Medical information seeking: Impact on risk for anxiety psychopathology

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 402-407

  Norr, Aaron M ^a   Capron, Daniel W ^a   Schmidt, Norman B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Intolerance of uncertainty; Medical information seeking; Medical websites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH ANXIETY; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL WEBSITE; ONLINE SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ETIOLOGY; INTERNET; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900410126     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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