Epidemiological Survey of Anxiety Disorders in Urban and Rural Residents of Liaoning Province
- VernacularTitle:辽宁省城乡居民焦虑障碍流行病学调查
- Author:
Ning LI
;
Chao JIANG
;
Hui LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety disorders;
Prevalence rate;
Epidemiological survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To describe the prevalence and distribution of anxiety disorders among people aged 18～65 yrs in Liaoning Province. Methods 15 518 subjects in 7 200 families aged 18～65 yrs were randomly selected from 3 cities and 3 counties by multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling.They were assessed for DSMⅢ-R diagnoses by face to face interview with Composite International Diagnostic Interview(CIDI-1.0). Results There were 13 359 subjects had finished the survey,and the response rate was 86.09%.The 2-week,12-month and lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders were 2.22%,4.60% and 7.21% regulated by Liaoning provincial population in 2000,and1.91%,3.97%and6.32% regulated by countrywide population in 2000.The major disorders were specific phobia and agoraphobia,and their lifetime prevalence were 3.80% and 3.04%,respectively.The people with higher prevalence were females,aged 25~55,with lower educational and economic level. Conclusion Anxiety disorders become a serious public health problem in Liaoning province.Prevention measures should be taken among people with high risk.
