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Prevalence of anxiety disorders among outpatient depressed patients in Thi-qar governorate | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-29 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| A. H.Hussien | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study determined the frequency of anxiety disorders in a large group of depressed outpatients. The Composit International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was administered to130 depressed outpatients. More than one-half of the patients met the full criteria for a current anxiety disorder, and more than one-half of the patients with an anxiety disorder had more than one. When partial remissions and anxiety disorder diagnoses classified as "not otherwise specified" were included, two-thirds of the patients had a current anxiety disorder and three-quarters had a lifetime history of an anxiety disorder.The majority of patients with a principal diagnosis of unipolar major depressive disorder have a comorbid anxiety disorder. Because antidepressant medications have differential efficacies for anxiety disorders, knowledge of the presence of a comorbid anxiety disorder in a depressed patient may have treatment implications. | ||
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