Anxious Children in Adulthood: A Prospective Study of Adjustment - 11/09/11
ABSTRACT |
Objective |
To prospectively examine psychosocial functioning in young adulthood for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.
Method |
This 8-year prospective study compared psychosocial functioning in young adults (mean age 22 years) who had histories of early-onset anxiety disorders, comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders, or no history of psychiatric illness (NPI). Follow-up interviews assessed subjects’ residential, educational, occupational, and marital status; utilization of mental health services; and psychological status.
Results |
Anxious subjects without histories of depression were less likely than NPI controls to be living independently. Anxious-depressed subjects were less likely than controls to be working or in school; more likely than purely anxious subjects to utilize mental health services; and more likely than both anxious and control subjects to report psychological problems, most frequently depression.
Conclusions |
Overall, results suggest that children with anxiety disorders are relatively well adjusted in young adulthood. However, a history of comorbid depression is prognostic of a more negative outcome. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 1997, 36(5):645–652.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : anxiety disorders, prospective, functioning, adjustment
| This study was supported in part by MH grant 40021 from the NIMH. |
Vol 36 - N° 5
P. 645-652 - mai 1997 Retour au numéro
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