Perceptions of Functioning in Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 518-529

  Gentes, Emily L ^a,b   Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Impairment; Life satisfaction; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939891865     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9618-8     Document Type: Article

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