Are there associations between early emotional trauma and anxiety disorders? Evidence from a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 756-764

  Fernandes, V ^a   Osorio F L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Medicina Translacional   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Early emotional trauma; Generalized anxiety; Meta analysis; Panic; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84941023348     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.06.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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