DETECTION of ANXIETY DISORDERS in PRIMARY CARE: A META-ANALYSIS of ASSISTED and UNASSISTED DIAGNOSES

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 471-484

  Olariu, Elena ^a,b,c   Forero, Carlos G ^b,c   Castro Rodriguez, Jose Ignacio ^a,b,d   Rodrigo Calvo, Maria Teresa ^a   Álvarez, Pilar ^d   Martín Lõpez, Luis M ^d   Sánchez Toto, Alicia ^a   Adroher, Núria D ^b   Blasco Cubedo, Maria J ^b   Vilagut, Gemma ^a,b,c   Fullana, Miquel A ^d   Alonso, Jordi ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions   (Spain)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; assessment diagnosis; primary care; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84934440947     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22360     Document Type: Review

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