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Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 5/2012

01.05.2012 | Original Paper

Social and psychological predictors of onset of anxiety disorders: results from a large prospective cohort study

verfasst von: Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Janne Tolstrup, Holger Jelling Sørensen, Erik Lykke Mortensen

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 5/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The vast majority of studies investigating the association between social and psychological factors and anxiety disorders have been cross-sectional, making it difficult to draw causal conclusions. The purpose of the study was to investigate in a prospective longitudinal study whether social and psychological factors are associated with the later risk of being admitted to a hospital and receive a diagnosis of anxiety disorders.

Method

The study population comprised 4,497 members of The Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort (CPC) who in 1993 answered a mailed questionnaire containing questions on a range of social and psychological factors. In 2007, the study population was linked to The Danish Hospital Discharge Register and the Danish Psychiatric Central Register to obtain information on registration with anxiety disorders. Multiple Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the risk of anxiety disorders according to social and psychological factors.

Results

A total of 5.3% of the study population had lifetime registration with an anxiety disorder diagnosis. The risk of admission for anxiety disorders was significantly associated with previous: discontentedness with partner-status, loneliness, self-rated low intelligence, not feeling part of a whole, unhappiness, low quality of life, and low meaningfulness. Estimates were adjusted for income and current diseases.

Conclusion

The present study demonstrated that in a population without previous registration with anxiety disorders, contentment with social relations and a range of beneficial psychological factors reduced the later risk of being hospitalized with anxiety disorders.
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Metadaten
Titel
Social and psychological predictors of onset of anxiety disorders: results from a large prospective cohort study
verfasst von
Trine Flensborg-Madsen
Janne Tolstrup
Holger Jelling Sørensen
Erik Lykke Mortensen
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-011-0373-9

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