title: Prevalence of some symptoms in adolescence and maturity: social phobias, anxiety symptoms, episodic illusions and idea of reference.
abstract: In order to compare the prevalence of certain symptoms in adolescence with those at other ages, 6,034 apparently normal subjects aged 9-60 years were studied by questionnaire. Fear of blushing and fear of being looked at showed a maximum in the mid-teens and a subsequent gradual decrease both in males and females. They were more common in females at most ages. The anxiety symptoms also showed a peak in the mid-teens but there was a period of relative increase in the forties. Episodic illusions and the idea of being talked about started to decrease with age in adolescence.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires