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D Tempesta1, M Mazza, N Serroni

  • 1Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy. daniela.tempesta@cc.univaq.it

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
|June 26, 2013
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Keywords:
BDIBeck Depression InventoryCBTCBTTCMTCONCognitive Map TestControl groupCorsi Block Tapping TestGADGAD groupGAD-p groupGAD-pharmacotherapyGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Generalized anxiety disorderGeneralized anxiety disorder groupLCTLetter Cancellation TaskNeuropsychological functionsPSQIPharmacotherapyPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexROCFRey–Osterrieth Complex Figure TestSCID-PSSRISTAIState-Trait Anxiety InventoryStructured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-Patient EditionTAS-20Toronto Alexithymia ScaleWCSTWisconsin Card Sorting Testcognitive behavioral therapyselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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