Anxiety disorders

Question 1

Broadly defined neurosis

Answer 1

• 15% of adults in the UK at any one time have a broadly defined neurosis according to the 1995 National Psychiatric Morbidity survey
• prevalence was higher than depression

Question 2

Mixed anxiety and depression

Answer 2

-most common anxiety disorder

Question 3

Anxiety and GP

Answer 3

-25% of all GP consultations are for anxiety related symptoms

Question 4

Mean age of onset of GAD

Answer 4

30

Question 5

Mean age of onset of panic disorder

Answer 5

22-25

Question 6

Mean age of onset of OCD

Answer 6

20 years

Question 7

Mean age of onset of social phobia

Answer 7

15 years

Question 8

Phobia age of onset

Answer 8

• blood injury or enviromental types start at age 5-9 years

- situational phobia starts at around 20 years

Question 9

Change in generation

Answer 9

-with each generation, anxiety disorders are diagnosed at a younger age than the previous cohort

Question 10

Blood injection injury phobia

Answer 10

• lifetime prevalence is 3.5%
• median age of onset is 5-6 years
• these patients have higher lifetime histories of fainting and seizures
• prevalence is lower in the elderly and higher in females and persons with less education

Question 11

Sex distribution

Answer 11

• all anxiety disorders are more common in women than men except OCD where it is equal in adults and more boys when younger
• men outnumber women attending health care centres for social phobia