| Literature DB >> 8675722 |
L Roemer1, M Borkovec, S Posa, T D Borkovec.
Abstract
The present study tested the reliability of a self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) based on DSM criteria. Among two samples of undergraduate students, 47-80% of the GAD diagnoses by questionnaire were confirmed by diagnostic interview, with the higher rate being associated with DSM-IV criteria. Categorization of a participant as Non-GAD by questionnaire was found to be 100% reliable by interview. Given these findings as well as prior empirical support for the validity of the measure, this questionnaire has utility for identifying analogue GAD and Non-GAD participants from undergraduate populations for use in preliminary investigations of the mechanisms and functions associated with chronic worry and GAD.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 8675722 DOI： 10.1016/0005-7916(95)00040-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry ISSN： 0005-7916