Background: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has undergone a series of substantial classificatory changes since its first inclusion in DSM-III. The majority of these revisions have been in response to its poor inter-rater reliability and concerns that it may lack diagnostic validity. This article
Dimensional indicators of generalized anxiety disorder severity for DSM-V
β Scribed by Andrea N. Niles; Richard T. Lebeau; Betty Liao; Daniel E. Glenn; Michelle G. Craske
- Book ID
- 116610904
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6185
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