DSM-III-R Anxiety Disorders in Children: Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1992Open access
Cynthia G. Last, Sean Perrin, Michel Hersen, Alan E. Kazdin
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This study investigated the characteristics of each of the specific DSM-III-R anxiety disorders in a clinic sample of 188 anxiety disordered children, finding findings are discussed in light of the contemporary literature on childhood anxiety disorders.
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This study investigated the characteristics of each of the specific DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987) anxiety disorders in a clinic sample of 188 anxiety disordered children. Characteristics examined included sociodemographic variables (age-at-intake, gender, and race of the child, and family marital and socioeconomic status) and clinical variables (disorder age-at-onset and severity, and history of additional disorders). Findings are discussed in light of the contemporary literature on childhood anxiety disorders.
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