Quality of life impairment in generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and panic disorder

Barrera, Terri L.; Norton, Peter J.

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.011

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“…McKnight et al 10 showed that anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have a stronger association with social isolation than social phobia (SP). This is in contrast to findings that GAD, SP, and panic disorder (PD) did not differ in the amount of social impairment 11 or to the finding that PD was most impaired in social functioning in comparison to other anxiety disorders 12.…”

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Social functioning in patients with depressive and anxiety disorders

Saris

Aghajani

Werff

et al. 2017

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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ObjectiveAdaptive social functioning is severely impeded in depressive and anxiety disorders, even after remission. However, a comprehensive overview is still lacking.MethodUsing data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), behavioural (network size, social activities, social support) and affective (loneliness, affiliation, perceived social disability) indicators of social functioning were analyzed in patients with anxiety (N = 540), depressive (N = 393), comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders (‘comorbid’, N = 748), remitted participants (N = 621), and healthy control subjects (N = 650).ResultsAnalyses revealed an increasing trend of social dysfunction among patient groups, in patients with comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders, showing the most severe impairments, followed by depressed and anxious patients (P's < 0.001 for all social functioning indicators). Affective indicators showed the largest effect sizes (Cohen's d range from 0.13 to 1.76). We also found impairments in social functioning among remitted patients. Furthermore, perceived social disability among patients was predictive of still having a depressive and/or anxiety diagnosis 2 years later (P < 0.01).ConclusionsBehavioural but especially affective indicators of social functioning are impaired in patients with anxiety or depressive disorders and most in patients with comorbid disorders. After remission of affective psychopathology, residual impairments tend to remain, while social dysfunction in patients seems predictive of future psychopathology.

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Social functioning in patients with depressive and anxiety disorders

Saris

Aghajani

Werff

et al. 2017

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…No transtorno de pânico, fobia social e transtorno de ansiedade generalizada, problemas psicossociais e altos níveis de ansiedade podem comprometer a qualidade de vida 50,51 . As comorbidades entre transtornos de ansiedade e de humor são comuns e apresentam maior prejuízo à qualidade de vida 52,53 .…”

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Transtornos mentais comuns e qualidade de vida em jovens: uma amostra populacional de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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O objetivo foi verificar a prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns (TMC) e sua associação com qualidade de vida em jovens da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Estudo transversal de base populacional com jovens de 18 a 24 anos. A seleção amostral foi realizada por conglomerados. Para a investigação dos transtornos mentais comuns foi aplicado o Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20), enquanto os níveis de qualidade de vida foram mensurados por intermédio da Medical Outcomes Survey Short-form General Health Survey (SF-36). A prevalência de TMC na amostra estudada foi de 24,5% (N = 382), apresentando-se mais evidente entre as mulheres, entre aqueles que pertenciam à menor classe socioeconômica (D ou E), não estavam estudando, não estavam trabalhando, consumiram álcool e usaram tabaco pelo menos uma vez na última semana e que fizeram uso de alguma substância ilícita nos últimos três meses. Os jovens com TMC obtiveram uma menor média nos escores da SF-36 em todos os domínios de qualidade de vida avaliados. Deve-se investir em medidas preventivas de TMC no intuito de proporcionar uma melhor qualidade de vida à população.

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“…Generalized anxiety disorder seems to be one of the most frequent diagnoses 5,6 and its chronic course 7 and negative impact on quality of life is recognized 8 . Some studies using epidemiologic samples indicate that this specific disorder and alcohol or drug use co-occur and are associated 9,10 .…”

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