TY - JOUR
T1 - Agoraphobia, simple phobia, and social phobia in the National Comorbidity Survey
AU - Magee, William J.
AU - Eaton, William W.
AU - Wittchen, Hans Ulrich
AU - McGonagle, Katherine A.
AU - Kessler, Ronald C.
N1 - Funding Information:
AcceptedforpublicationSeptember7, 1995. TheNationalComorbiditySurvey (NCS)isacol¬ laborative epidemiologie investigation of the prevalence, causes, consequences ofpsychiatric morbidity morbidityand States, supported by and co- InstituteofMentalHealth(grantsROI 46376and ROI MH49098) and the National Institute ofDrug Abuse (throughasupplementtoROÍMH/DA46376),Rockville, Md,andtheW.T.GrantFoundation,NewYork,NY(grant 90135190;DrKessler,PrincipalInvestigator).Prepara¬ tion of this report was also supported by Research Scien¬ tist Award K05 MH00507 andby Traininggrants T32 MH14641andT32MH16806fromtheNationalInstitute ofMentalHealth.CollaboratingNCSsitesandinvestiga¬ torsareTheAddictionResearchFoundation, Toronto,On¬ tario(RobinRoom,PhD);DukeUniversityMedicalCen¬ ter,Durham,NC(DanBlazer,MD,PhD,andMarvin Swartz, MD); ThefohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, (famesAnthony,MD, Eaton,PhD,andPhilip Leaf,Md PhD); the Max PlanckWilliamInstitute ofPsychiatry- PhD);ClinicaltheInstitute,MedicalMunich,CollegeGermany(Hans-UlrichRichmondWittchen,(Ken¬
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PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - Background: Data are presented on the general population prevalences, correlates, comorbidities, and impairments associated with DSM-III-R phobias. Methods: Analysis is based on the National Comorbidity Survey. Phobias were assessed with a revised version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results: Lifetime (and 30-day) prevalence estimates are 6.7% (and 2.3%) for agoraphobia, 11.3% (and 5.5%) for simple phobia, and 13.3% (and 4.5%) for social phobia. Increasing lifetime prevalences are found in recent cohorts. Earlier median ages at illness onset are found for simple (15 years of age) and social (16 years of age) phobias than for agoraphobia (29 years of age). Phobias are highly comorbid. Most comorbid simple and social phobias are temporally primary, while most comorbid agoraphobia is temporally secondary. Comorbid phobias are generally more severe than pure phobias. Despite evidence of role impairment in phobia, only a minority of individuals with phobia ever seek professional treatment. Conclusions: Phobias are common, increasingly prevalent, often associated with serious role impairment, and usually go untreated. Focused research is needed to investigate barriers to help seeking.
AB - Background: Data are presented on the general population prevalences, correlates, comorbidities, and impairments associated with DSM-III-R phobias. Methods: Analysis is based on the National Comorbidity Survey. Phobias were assessed with a revised version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results: Lifetime (and 30-day) prevalence estimates are 6.7% (and 2.3%) for agoraphobia, 11.3% (and 5.5%) for simple phobia, and 13.3% (and 4.5%) for social phobia. Increasing lifetime prevalences are found in recent cohorts. Earlier median ages at illness onset are found for simple (15 years of age) and social (16 years of age) phobias than for agoraphobia (29 years of age). Phobias are highly comorbid. Most comorbid simple and social phobias are temporally primary, while most comorbid agoraphobia is temporally secondary. Comorbid phobias are generally more severe than pure phobias. Despite evidence of role impairment in phobia, only a minority of individuals with phobia ever seek professional treatment. Conclusions: Phobias are common, increasingly prevalent, often associated with serious role impairment, and usually go untreated. Focused research is needed to investigate barriers to help seeking.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpsyc.1996.01830020077009
DO - 10.1001/archpsyc.1996.01830020077009
M3 - Article
C2 - 8629891
AN - SCOPUS:0030052445
SN - 0003-990X
VL - 53
SP - 159
EP - 168
JO - Archives of general psychiatry
JF - Archives of general psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -