Interpretation of ambiguity: Differences between children and adolescents with and without an anxiety disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 194-201

  Waite, Polly ^a   Codd, Jon ^b   Creswell, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Talking Therapies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety anxiety disorders; Child adolescent; Cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; AMBIGUITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERPRETATION BIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT MOOD AND FEELINGS SCORE; THREAT; AGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84941358873     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.022     Document Type: Article

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