General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 313-318 , September 2005

Assessment of beliefs about psychotropic medication and psychotherapy: development of a measure for patients with anxiety disorders

  • Alexander Bystritsky, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    • ,
  • Amy W. Wagner, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine at Harborview Medical Center, Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 206 341 4208; fax: +1 206 731 3236.
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  • Joan E. Russo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine at Harborview Medical Center, Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA
    • ,
  • Murray B. Stein, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Cathy D. Sherbourne, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Health Program, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine at Harborview Medical Center, Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA

Received 25 March 2005 ,Accepted 17 May 2005.

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☆ This work was performed through the University of Washington, Seattle, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, San Diego.

PII: S0163-8343(05)00069-1

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.05.005

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 313-318 , September 2005

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