NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF SPECIFIC PHOBIA IN A POPULATION SAMPLE OF OLDER PEOPLE

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作者
Sigstrom, Robert [1 ]
Skoog, Ingmar [1 ]
Karlsson, Bjorn [1 ,2 ]
Nilsson, Johan [1 ]
Ostling, Svante [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Inst Neurosci & Physiol, Dept Psychiat & Neurochem, Molndal, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Inst, Aging Res Ctr, Stockholm, Sweden
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
phobic disorders; longitudinal studies; epidemiology; aged; anxiety; anxiety disorders; cohort studies; prevalence; prognosis; IV SPECIFIC PHOBIA; NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY; DSM-IV; LIFETIME PREVALENCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; FEARS; AGE; DEPRESSION; GOTHENBURG; ALCOHOL;
D O I
10.1002/da.22459
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
BackgroundLittle is known about the long-term course of specific phobia (SP) in the general population. We examined the prevalence and course of SP and subthreshold fears in an older population followed over 9 years. MethodA psychiatric examination was performed in a population-based sample of 558 70-year-olds, among whom 303 dementia-free survivors were followed up at both ages 75 and 79. Fears were rated with respect to level of anxiety and social or other consequences. DSM-IV SP was diagnosed when fears were associated with prominent anxiety and had social or other consequences. All other fears were labeled subthreshold fears. ResultsThe prevalence of SP declined from 9.9% at age 70 to 4.0% at age 79. The reason was that the prevalence of fears associated with prominent anxiety (mandatory in the diagnosis) decreased whereas the prevalence of fears that gave social or other consequences remained stable. A total of 14.5% of the population had SP at least once during the study. Among these, 11.4% had SP and 65.9% had specific fear at all three examinations. ConclusionThe prevalence of fears associated with prominent anxiety decreased with age, resulting in an overall decline in the prevalence of SP. SP seems to be a fluctuating disorder, and in most cases an exacerbation of chronic subthreshold fears.
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页数:8
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