Developmental Variations in the Prevalence and Manifestation of Anxiety Disorders

Weiss, Danielle

doi:10.1093/med:psych/9780195123630.003.0002

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“…The demographic profiles of SAD and GAD are also similar. Both have a mean age of onset at or around puberty (age 11-12; Weiss & Last, 2001). In terms of gender, SAD is more common in females than in males (Weiss & Last, 2001).…”

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“…For example, while adults may recognize that their anxiety symptoms are irrational, children may not have such insight (APA, 2000). In addition, typical age of onset varies, as do gender ratios and comorbidity profiles, depending on which specific anxiety disorder is being considered (see Weiss & Last, 2001, for review).…”

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“…Typical age of onset is reported to be between 15 to 20 years of age (Ost, 1987), although considerable variability exists, with children as young as 7 years of age being identified. With regard to gender, females are more likely to be affected than are males, with typical age of onset around 11 to 12 years of age (Weiss & Last, 2001). In addition, the majority of children or adolescents treated for SAD also have comorbid anxiety disorders or affective disorders (Strauss & Last, 1993).…”

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“…The prevalence of GAD in community samples of children ranges between 3 and 12 percent, and 6 to 12 percent in clinical samples (Ollendick & Schroeder, 2003). Most information regarding the epidemiology of GAD in children is derived from studies of Overanxious Disorder (OAD), which was a diagnostic category in DSM-III and DSM-III-R. Data on OAD indicates that the disorder was most likely to occur in older children, with onset at or around puberty (Weiss & Last, 2001). Young children with OAD were most likely to experience comorbid separation anxiety disorder or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), while older children often suffered from mood disorders or specific phobias (Strauss & Last, 1993).…”

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“…Young children with OAD were most likely to experience comorbid separation anxiety disorder or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), while older children often suffered from mood disorders or specific phobias (Strauss & Last, 1993). With regard to gender, OAD tended to decline in males with age, but to remain stable with females such that they had higher rates of OAD by adolescence (Weiss & Last, 2001).…”

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder in Youth: Are They Distinguishable?

Whitmore

Kim‐Spoon

Ollendick

2013

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is defined by persistent, irrational anxiety in social situations while generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive worry unrelated to any specific situation. These two disorders share some features and are frequently comorbid in children and adults. The current study sought to examine this comorbidity and compare the disorders on a number of dimensions in a clinical sample of children and adolescents. It was hypothesized that SAD would be accompanied by higher levels of social anxiety and behavioral inhibition and lower levels of family expressiveness and social functioning than GAD. GAD was hypothesized to be accompanied by higher levels of worry, physiological symptoms, and anxiety sensitivity and lower levels of school functioning as compared to SAD. Youth with both disorders were hypothesized to function more poorly on all dimensions as compared to either disorder alone. Participants were drawn from a sample of 397 (137 female) youth who underwent psychoeducational assessment. A series of analyses of variance, discriminant function analyses, and factor analyses were performed using the entire sample, and repeated by gender and age group. Results indicated youth with GAD had higher levels of harm avoidance as compared to youth with social anxiety disorder. However, the diagnostic groups did not differ on other features. Moreover, results of factor and discriminant function analyses did not distinguish between the two groups. The pattern of results was similar when examined for gender and age, although some differences emerged. Overall, results suggest SAD and GAD overlap significantly in children, with less overlap in adolescents. This raises questions iii regarding the validity of current child anxiety taxonomies. Future research should further examine this phenomenon, including longitudinal samples and a wider range of diagnoses.iv Acknowledgements

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