Threshold and subthreshold generalized anxiety disorder among US adolescents: Prevalence, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2351-2362

  Burstein, M ^a   Beesdo Baum, K ^b   He, J P ^a   Merikangas, K R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Epidemiology; Generalized anxiety disorder; Subthreshold

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903373475     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713002997     Document Type: Article

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