TY - JOUR
T1 - The epidemiology of anxiety disorders
T2 - The epidemiologic catchment area (ECA) experience
AU - Regier, Darrel A.
AU - Narrow, William E.
AU - Rae, Donald S.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - According to the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study-one of the largest investigations of the prevalence of mental disorders ever conducted-anxiety disorders affect more than 7% of adults in the United States. Women, individuals under age 45, those who are separated or divorced, and those in low socioeconomic groups all have a higher rate of anxiety than individuals in other groups. This article will present prevalence rates of anxiety disorders based on data from the five ECA sites-New Haven, Conn; Baltimore, Md; St Louis, Mo; Durham, NC; and Los Angeles, Ca.
AB - According to the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study-one of the largest investigations of the prevalence of mental disorders ever conducted-anxiety disorders affect more than 7% of adults in the United States. Women, individuals under age 45, those who are separated or divorced, and those in low socioeconomic groups all have a higher rate of anxiety than individuals in other groups. This article will present prevalence rates of anxiety disorders based on data from the five ECA sites-New Haven, Conn; Baltimore, Md; St Louis, Mo; Durham, NC; and Los Angeles, Ca.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-3956(90)90031-K
DO - 10.1016/0022-3956(90)90031-K
M3 - Article
C2 - 2280373
AN - SCOPUS:0025167262
SN - 0022-3956
VL - 24
SP - 3
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
IS - 1 SUPPL. 1
ER -