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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The [[ prevalence]] of [[anxiety]] disorders is estimated to be 28800 per 100,000 individuals (28.8%). The [[female]] to [[male]] ratio is 3 to 2. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
The [[prevalence]] of [[anxiety]] disorders is estimated to | * The [[prevalence]] of [[anxiety]] disorders is estimated to 28800 per 100,000 (28.8%) individuals. <ref name="pmid15939840">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang PS, Lane M, Olfson M, Pincus HA, Wells KB, Kessler RC |title=Twelve-month use of mental health services in the United States: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication |journal=Arch. Gen. Psychiatry |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=629–40 |year=2005 |pmid=15939840 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.629 |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Patients of all age groups may develop [ | *Patients of all age groups may develop [[anxiety]]. | ||
*The | *The median [[age]] at [[diagnosis]] is 11 years. | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
* | *[[Anxiety]] usually more commonly affects individuals of the non-Hispanic Whites. [non Hispanic blacks] individuals are 20% less likely to develop anxiety, Hispanics are 30% less likely to experience an anxiety disorder during their life time. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* [[Anxiety]] is more prevalent in females than in males. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to | * [[Anxiety]] is more prevalent in [[females]] than in [[ males]]. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 2. <ref name="pmid15939839">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Merikangas KR, Walters EE |title=Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of 12-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication |journal=Arch. Gen. Psychiatry |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=617–27 |year=2005 |pmid=15939839 |pmc=2847357 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.617 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The prevalence of anxiety disorders is estimated to be 28800 per 100,000 individuals (28.8%). The female to male ratio is 3 to 2.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of anxiety disorders is estimated to 28800 per 100,000 (28.8%) individuals. [1]
Age
Race
- Anxiety usually more commonly affects individuals of the non-Hispanic Whites. [non Hispanic blacks] individuals are 20% less likely to develop anxiety, Hispanics are 30% less likely to experience an anxiety disorder during their life time.
Gender
- Anxiety is more prevalent in females than in males. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 2. [2]
References
- ↑ Wang PS, Lane M, Olfson M, Pincus HA, Wells KB, Kessler RC (2005). "Twelve-month use of mental health services in the United States: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication". Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. 62 (6): 629–40. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.629. PMID 15939840.
- ↑ Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Merikangas KR, Walters EE (2005). "Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of 12-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication". Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. 62 (6): 617–27. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.617. PMC 2847357. PMID 15939839.