Are there specific metacognitive processes associated with anxiety disorders in youth?

Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 81-90

  Bacow, Terri Landon ^a   May, Jill Ehrenreich ^b   Brody, Leslie R ^c   Pincus, Donna B ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Childhood; Diagnosis; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010831973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S11785     Document Type: Article

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