Anxiety sensitivity as a mechanism for gender discrepancies in anxiety and mood symptoms

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-107

  Norr, Aaron M ^a   Albanese, Brian J ^a   Allan, Nicholas P ^a   Schmidt, Norman B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Depression; Gender; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924341974     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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