Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 223-228 , May 2005

Reliability and validity of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale in phobic disorders

  • David Mataix-Cols

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7188 7188x80189; fax: +44 20 7188 0184.
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  • Amy J. Cowley

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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  • Matthew Hankins

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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  • Andreas Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK
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  • Martin Bachofen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK
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  • Mark Kenwright

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK
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  • Lina Gega

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK
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  • Rachel Cameron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK
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  • Isaac M. Marks

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, London W6 8RP, UK

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PII: S0010-440X(04)00138-5

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.08.007

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 223-228 , May 2005

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