A Study of Somatic Complaints and Psychiatric Diagnosis in Children

Livingston, Richard; Taylor, J. Lynn; Crawford, S. Luke

doi:10.1097/00004583-198803000-00009

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“…Thus, this result is consistent with previous findings (a) from the EDSP showing linkages between anxiety disorders and somatoform complaints [45] and between PDAG and pain disorder [46] and (b) from other studies revealing a link between SAD and somatic pain [47, 48]. …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Childhood Separation Anxiety and the Risk of Subsequent Psychopathology: Results from a Community Study

Brückl

Wittchen

Höfler

et al. 2006

Psychother Psychosom

146

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Objective: To examine the association between separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and mental disorders in a community sample and to evaluate whether separation anxiety is specifically related to panic disorder with and without agoraphobia. Method: The data come from a 4-year, prospective longitudinal study of a representative cohort of adolescents and young adults aged 14–24 years at baseline in Munich, Germany. The present analyses are based on a subsample of the younger cohort that completed baseline and two follow-up investigations (n = 1,090). DSM-IV diagnoses were made using the Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Cox regressions with time-dependent covariates were used to examine whether prior SAD is associated with an increased risk for subsequent mental disorders. Results: Participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for SAD were at an increased risk of developing subsequent panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDAG) (HR = 18.1, 95% CI = 5.6–58.7), specific phobia (HR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.001–7.6), generalized anxiety disorder (HR = 9.4, 95% CI = 1.8–48.7), obsessive-compulsive disorder (HR = 10.7, 95% CI = 1.7–66.1), bipolar disorder (HR = 7.7, 95% CI = 2.8–20.8), pain disorder (HR = 3.5, 95% CI = 1.3–9.1), and alcohol dependence (HR = 4.7, 95% CI = 1.7–12.4). Increased hazard rates for PDAG (HR = 4.2, 95% CI = 1.4–12.1), bipolar disorder type II (HR = 8.1, 95% CI = 2.3–27.4), pain disorder (HR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.01–3.5), and alcohol dependence (HR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.1–4.) were also found for subjects fulfilling subthreshold SAD. Conclusions: Although revealing a strong association between SAD and PDAG, our results argue against a specific SAD-PDAG relationship. PDAG was neither a specific outcome nor a complete mediator variable of SAD.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Childhood Separation Anxiety and the Risk of Subsequent Psychopathology: Results from a Community Study

Brückl

Wittchen

Höfler

et al. 2006

Psychother Psychosom

146

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“…A high comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders was found [29,31,35,36,38,39]. The majority of children/adolescents with an SD fulfilled criteria of at least one comorbid disorder [29,35,39].…”

Section: Comorbiditymentioning

confidence: 94%

Somatoform disorders: 30 years of debate about criteria!

Schulte

Petermann

2011

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…Many children with anxiety disorders struggle with low self-esteem, social isolation and inadequate social skills, impairment in academic work, and physical problems (e.g., headaches and stomachaches) (Dweck & Wortman, 1982;Livingston, Taylor, & Crawford, 1988;Strauss, 1988). In addition, there is growing evidence that anxiety disorders and symptoms persist over time (Beidel, Fink, & Turner, 1996;Cantwell & Baker, 1989;Keller et al, 1992;Last, Perrin, Hersen, & Kazdin, 1996).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%