Anxiety disorders in mid-adolescence: a community sample.
The authors report the 6-month period prevalence of anxiety disorders in a community sample of 150 adolescents 14 to 16 years old. Diagnoses were based on structured psychiatric interviews, DSM-III criteria, and a psychiatrist's review of the data. Additional measures of affect, self-concept, and coping were also obtained for all subjects. Seventeen percent of the adolescents met criteria for one or more anxiety diagnoses and 8.7% were identified as "cases" of anxiety disorder. A significant relationship was found between anxiety and depression. The authors discuss the distribution and expression of anxiety disorders among adolescents in the community.
Kashani
J H
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University of Missouri-Columbia 65201.
Orvaschel
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D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D014481:United States