Prevalence of anxiety disorders among children and adolescents in Iran: A systematic review

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Zarafshan, Hadi ^a   Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Salmanian, Maryam ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Children; Iran; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; IRAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84925046488     PISSN: 17354587     EISSN: 20082215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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