Empirically Derived Subtypes of Lifetime Anxiety Disorders: Developmental and Clinical Correlates in U.S. Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Burstein, Marcy; Georgiades, Katholiki; Lamers, Femke; Swanson, Sonja A.; Cui, Lihong; He, Jian-Ping; Avenevoli, Shelli; Merikangas, Kathleen R.
Titel	Empirically Derived Subtypes of Lifetime Anxiety Disorders: Developmental and Clinical Correlates in U.S. Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80 (2012) 1, S.102-115 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/a0026069
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Anxiety Disorders; Early Intervention; Adolescents; Profiles; Comorbidity; Surveys; Mental Disorders; Correlation; Age; Identification; Classification; Epidemiology; Models; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Data Analysis; Clinical Psychology; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Korrelation; Alter; Lebensalter; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Epidemiologie; Analogiemodell; Geschlechterkonflikt; Auswertung; Klinische Psychologie; USA
Abstract	Objective: The current study examined the sex- and age-specific structure and comorbidity of lifetime anxiety disorders among U.S. adolescents. Method: The sample consisted of 2,539 adolescents (1,505 females and 1,034 males) from the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement who met criteria for "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed., text rev. ["DSM-IV-TR"]) lifetime anxiety disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Adolescents ranged in age from 13 to 18 years (M = 15.2 years, SE = 0.08 years) and were 39% non-White. Multiple-group latent class analysis was conducted by adolescent sex and age to identify subgroups of adolescents with similar anxiety disorder profiles. Developmental and clinical correlates of empirically derived classes were also examined to assess the nomological validity of identified subgroups. Results: A 7-class solution provided the best fit to the data, with classes defined primarily by one rather than multiple anxiety disorders. Results also indicated that classes displayed similar diagnostic profiles across age, but varied by sex. Classes characterized by multiple anxiety disorders were consistently associated with a greater degree of persistence, clinical severity, impairment, and comorbidity with other "DSM-IV-TR" psychiatric disorders. Conclusions: The presentation of lifetime anxiety disorders among adolescents and the observation of unique correlates of specific classes provide initial evidence for the utility of individual "DSM-IV-TR" anxiety disorder categories. Although findings of the present study should be considered preliminary, results emphasize the potential value of early intervention and gender-specific conceptualization and treatment of anxiety disorders. (Contains 3 footnotes, 4 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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