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Article: Age at onset of generalized anxiety disorder in older adults

TitleAge at onset of generalized anxiety disorder in older adults
Authors
KeywordsAge at onset
Comorbidity health
Generalized anxiety disorder
Risk factors
Issue Date2009
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://ajgp.psychiatryonline.org/
Citation
American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, v. 17 n. 6, p. 455-464 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVES:: To investigate the distribution of age at onset of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as well as the possible differences in demographic and psychosocial risk factors, the comorbidities of other psychiatric disorders, health status, and healthcare utilization in respondents suffering from early onset GAD (<50 years) and late-onset GAD (ĝ‰§50 years) in adults aged 55 or above. DESIGN:: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) (2001ĝ€"2002), a national representative survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. household population. PARTICIPANTS:: The 439 respondents aged 55 or above who participated in the NESARC and were found to have lifetime GAD. MEASUREMENTS:: The Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Scheduleĝ€"DSMĝ€"IV version was used to assess psychiatric disorders, and the Medical Outcomes study 12-item Short Form questionnaire was included. RESULTS:: The distribution of age at onset appeared normally distributed for respondents with current or lifetime GAD. Among respondents with lifetime GAD, early-onset cases tended to be younger with a higher education level and to have a significantly higher prevalence of panic disorder (current and lifetime), lifetime social phobia, current bipolar I disorder, lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence, or lifetime nicotine dependence than late-onset cases. In addition, respondents presenting with late-onset GAD were more likely to report hypertension and poor health-related quality of life than those with early-onset GAD. CONCLUSION:: About half of the older adult respondents with GAD reported a late onset and, among those with lifetime GAD, late-onset GAD was distinguished from early-onset GAD by a more frequent association with the presence of hypertension and a poorer health-related quality of life. © 2009 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/59814
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.913
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grant CouncilHKU 7004-PPR20051
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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The author thanks the NIAAA and the U.S. Census Bureau field representatives who administered the NESARC interview. This work was funded by the Research Grant Council (HKU 7004-PPR20051). The NESARC was conducted and funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, with supplemental support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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dc.contributor.authorChou, KLen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-31T03:57:55Z-
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, v. 17 n. 6, p. 455-464en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1064-7481en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/59814-
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES:: To investigate the distribution of age at onset of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as well as the possible differences in demographic and psychosocial risk factors, the comorbidities of other psychiatric disorders, health status, and healthcare utilization in respondents suffering from early onset GAD (<50 years) and late-onset GAD (ĝ‰§50 years) in adults aged 55 or above. DESIGN:: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:: The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) (2001ĝ€"2002), a national representative survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. household population. PARTICIPANTS:: The 439 respondents aged 55 or above who participated in the NESARC and were found to have lifetime GAD. MEASUREMENTS:: The Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Scheduleĝ€"DSMĝ€"IV version was used to assess psychiatric disorders, and the Medical Outcomes study 12-item Short Form questionnaire was included. RESULTS:: The distribution of age at onset appeared normally distributed for respondents with current or lifetime GAD. Among respondents with lifetime GAD, early-onset cases tended to be younger with a higher education level and to have a significantly higher prevalence of panic disorder (current and lifetime), lifetime social phobia, current bipolar I disorder, lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence, or lifetime nicotine dependence than late-onset cases. In addition, respondents presenting with late-onset GAD were more likely to report hypertension and poor health-related quality of life than those with early-onset GAD. CONCLUSION:: About half of the older adult respondents with GAD reported a late onset and, among those with lifetime GAD, late-onset GAD was distinguished from early-onset GAD by a more frequent association with the presence of hypertension and a poorer health-related quality of life. © 2009 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://ajgp.psychiatryonline.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Geriatric Psychiatryen_HK
dc.rightsAmerican Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.en_HK
dc.subjectAge at onseten_HK
dc.subjectComorbidity healthen_HK
dc.subjectGeneralized anxiety disorderen_HK
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_HK
dc.titleAge at onset of generalized anxiety disorder in older adultsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailChou, KL: klchou@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.volume17en_HK
dc.identifier.issue6en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
dc.relation.projectIntegration of new immigrants in Hong Kong: a longitudinal investigation-
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