Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 146-153 , March 2003

A self-report questionnaire for measuring separation anxiety in adulthood

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☆ Address reprint requests to V. Manicavasagar, Ph.D., Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, Level 4, Health Services Building, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.

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doi: 10.1053/comp.2003.50024

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 146-153 , March 2003

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