Is avoidant disorder part of the social phobia spectrum in a referred sample of Brazilian children and adolescents?

The diagnosis of avoidant disorder was deleted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders - fourth edition (DSM-IV) based on a `committee decision' suggesting that avoidant disorder is part of the social phobia spectrum. The objective of the present study was to examine the...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	D. Denardin, T.L. Silva, T.G. Pianca, L.A. Rohde
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-06-01
Subjects:	Anxiety disorders Avoidant disorder Social phobia Mental disorder diagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000600012&lng=en&tlng=en