Rethinking the duration requirement for generalized anxiety disorder: evidence from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Background. The proposed revisions of the ICD and DSM diagnostic systems have led to increased interest in evaluation of diagnostic criteria. This report focuses on the DSM-IV requirement that episodes of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) must persist for at least 6 months. Community epidemiologica...

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Main Authors: Kessler, Ronald C., Brandenburg, Nancy, Lane, Michael, Roy-Byrne, Peter, Stang, Paul D., Stein, Dan J., Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
Other Authors: Cambridge University Press,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2013
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-103044
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-103044
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