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Expression of separation anxiety disorder: The roles of age and gender

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The purpose of this study was to examine the roles of age and gender in the symptom expression of separation anxiety disorder. Forty-five males and females of varying ages served as subjects. The nine symptoms included in the DSM-III diagnostic criteria for separation anxiety disorder were used as dependent variables. No gender differences were found on any of the symptoms. However, interesting age differences were discovered for specific symptoms and for the total number of clinically significant symptoms.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

    Greta Francis Ph.D., Cynthia G. Last Ph.D. & Cyd C. Strauss Ph.D.

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This research was supported in part by NIMH Grant MH-00546.

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Francis, G., Last, C.G. & Strauss, C.C. Expression of separation anxiety disorder: The roles of age and gender. Child Psych Hum Dev 18, 82–89 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709952

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