Renee D. Goodwin, Katja Beesdo-Baum, Susanne Knappe, and Dan J. Stein
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199657018
- eISBN:
- 9780191748097
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199657018.003.0009
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
Anxiety disorders are considered the most common and earliest occurring mental disorders. They are associated with social, academic, and occupational impairment in childhood, and increased risk of a ...
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Anxiety disorders are considered the most common and earliest occurring mental disorders. They are associated with social, academic, and occupational impairment in childhood, and increased risk of a range of mental health problems throughout development and into adulthood. This chapter examines the prevalence, correlates, risk factors, continuity/outcomes, and treatment of specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, and obsessive–compulsive disorder over the life course. Also discussed are the implications of a life course approach on the epidemiology of anxiety disorders for clinical work, public health, and future research.Less
Anxiety disorders are considered the most common and earliest occurring mental disorders. They are associated with social, academic, and occupational impairment in childhood, and increased risk of a range of mental health problems throughout development and into adulthood. This chapter examines the prevalence, correlates, risk factors, continuity/outcomes, and treatment of specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, and obsessive–compulsive disorder over the life course. Also discussed are the implications of a life course approach on the epidemiology of anxiety disorders for clinical work, public health, and future research.
