Chunk #14 — Methods — Measures — Twin Cohort — Covariates: Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms

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Association of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms With Substance Misuse in 2 Longitudinal Cohorts in Sweden.

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Anxiety was measured at 18 years of age with the self-reported Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders.44 The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders is a validated,44,45,46 38-item symptom checklist with items reflecting common anxiety diagnoses. Items are scored on a 3-point scale. Internal consistency of the scale was Cronbach α = 0.93.