Journal
JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 1086-1090Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.011
Keywords
Anxiety; Generalized anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Panic disorder; Quality of life; Depression
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- NIMH NIH HHS [K01 MH073920, K01 MH073920-04] Funding Source: Medline
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Interest in the assessment of quality of life in the anxiety disorders is growing. The present study examined quality of life impairments in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, and panic disorder. Results showed that individuals with these disorders reported less satisfaction with their quality of life than non-anxious adults in the community. However, the degree of quality of life impairment is similar across these three disorders. Additionally, comorbid depression, but not anxiety, was found to negatively impact quality of life in these individuals. Finally, diagnostic symptom severity was not found to influence quality of life, indicating that subjective measures of quality of life offer unique information on the effects of anxiety disorders. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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