Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Younger and Older Children: Implications for Learning and School Functioning.
Few studies have examined differences between younger and older children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study examined differences between children with GAD who were younger than the typical age of onset (i.e., ages 7-9) and children with GAD who were within the age range for t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 992 - 1004 |
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