A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Neurotic Phobic Patients in a Psychiatric Clinic

Errera, Paul; Coleman, Jules V.

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“…The prevalence rate of 0.2070 for phobic neurosis in our clinic population is rather low in comparison with the figure reported from the West, viz 2-3070 (Hare 1965;Errera & Coleman 1963;Marks 1969).…”

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Patterns of Phobic Neurosis: A Retrospective Study

Raguram

Bhide

1985

Br J Psychiatry

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Patterns of Phobic Neurosis: A Retrospective Study

Raguram

Bhide

1985

Br J Psychiatry

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“…One report (Murphy and others, 1984) notes an amazing stability of prevalence for anxiety disorders over a twelve-year period in a community population. Several follow-up studies of agoraphobia indicate stability of the diagnosis over time (Marks and Lader, 1973;Errera and Coleman, 1963;Agras and others, 1969;Roberts, 1964). I'lw ECA study (Robins and others, 1984) gives indications for a possible iricwase in prevalence in some of the younger age groups.…”

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“…If there is one anxiety disorder with a large environmental component, it is post-traumatic stress disorder; it is largely environmentally determined. This may be one reason why even in the relatively discrete group of Vietnam veterans there are disagreements about its exact prevalence (Figley 1978;Kolb, 1984;LaGuardia and others, 1983;and Borus, 1974). As a result, specific prevalence rates for different population groups are not available.…”

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The epidemiology of anxiety

Reich

1986

New Directions for Mental Health Services

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When someone speaks of fears or anxieties without describing a specific situation, we often think of persons with emotional problems-as if healthy persons would never have these feelings. But this is not the case. Fears and anxieties are part of the normal pattern of development. It is normal for children between the ages of two and six to develop a fear of strangers. This fear later resolves. It is reported that of children in the fiveto-fourteen-year-old age group, only 5 percent would not admit to having any fears at all. In short, some fears are part of the healthy developmental path of childhood. Fears are very common in childhood but tend to disappear with age; even in clinical populations, the earlier the onset of the fear, the greater the probability of spontaneous remission.In adults also, fear and anxieties have an integral role in adaptation and health. A small amount of performance anxiety can actually aid in the performance of a task. The fear generated by a life-threatening situation can provide the stimulus necessary for one to act to save oneself.In what situations, then, are fears and anxieties no longer in the realm of the normal? Fears become an emotional problem when the responses they evoke become consistently maladaptive. This can be due either to a reaction that is in excess of the demands of the situation or to I would like to acknowledge the assistance of R. Noyes, M.D., and R. Crowe, M.D., in the preparation of this manuscript. Muiioz (ed.). Treating Anxiety Disorders. 11 R. A.

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“…This precludes any discussion of change and/or stability of symptomatology over time. Investigations concerned with the onset or persistence of psychological symptoms deal almost exclusively with patient samples which inadequately represent the general population (Ernst (1959), Errera & Coleman (1963), Hays (1964), Chapman ( 1966 ) . While the identification of symptoms associated with the development of psychological impairment in the general population is of crucial importance for effective secondary prevention (Caplan ( 1964.)…”

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