Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 132-136 , March 2007

Specific phobia and comorbid depression: a closer look at the National Comorbidity Survey data

  • Yujuan Choy

      Affiliations

    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 949 725 2951.
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  • Abby J. Fyer

      Affiliations

    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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  • Renee D. Goodwin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA

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PII: S0010-440X(06)00134-9

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.10.010

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 132-136 , March 2007

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