In:
British Journal of Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Vol. 198, No. 3 ( 2011-03), p. 206-212
Abstract:
Past episodes of depressive or anxiety disorders and subthreshold
symptoms have both been reported to predict the occurrence of depressive or anxiety disorders. It is unclear to what extent the two factors
interact or predict these disorders independently. Aims To examine the extent to which history, subthreshold symptoms and their
combination predict the occurrence of depressive (major depressive disorder, dysthymia) or anxiety disorders (social phobia, panic disorder,
agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder) over a 2-year period. Method This was a prospective cohort study with 1167 participants: the
Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. Anxiety and depressive disorders were determined with the Composite International Diagnostic
Interview, subthreshold symptoms were determined with the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Self Report and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Results Occurrence of depressive disorder was best predicted by a combination of
a history of depression and subthreshold symptoms, followed by either one alone. Occurrence of anxiety disorder was best predicted by both a
combination of a history of anxiety disorder and subthreshold symptoms and a combination of a history of depression and subthreshold symptoms,
followed by any subthreshold symptoms or a history of any disorder alone. Conclusions A history and subthreshold symptoms independently predicted the
subsequent occurrence of depressive or anxiety disorder. Together these two characteristics provide reasonable discriminative value. Whereas
anxiety predicted the occurrence of an anxiety disorder only, depression predicted the occurrence of both depressive and anxiety disorders.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0007-1250
,
1472-1465
DOI:
10.1192/bjp.bp.110.080572
Language:
English
Publisher:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Publication Date:
2011
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2021500-9
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