Title |
Cross‐national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys
|
---|---|
Published in |
Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269), October 2016
|
DOI | 10.1002/da.22572 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Peter de Jonge, Annelieke M. Roest, Carmen C.W. Lim, Silvia E. Florescu, Evelyn J. Bromet, Dan J. Stein, Meredith Harris, Vladimir Nakov, Jose Miguel Caldas‐de‐Almeida, Daphna Levinson, Ali O. Al‐Hamzawi, Josep Maria Haro, Maria Carmen Viana, Guilherme Borges, Siobhan O'Neill, Giovanni de Girolamo, Koen Demyttenaere, Oye Gureje, Noboru Iwata, Sing Lee, Chiyi Hu, Aimee Karam, Jacek Moskalewicz, Viviane Kovess‐Masfety, Fernando Navarro‐Mateu, Mark Oakley Browne, Marina Piazza, José Posada‐Villa, Yolanda Torres, Margreet L. ten Have, Ronald C. Kessler, Kate M. Scott |
Abstract |
The scarcity of cross-national reports and the changes in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version 5 (DSM-5) regarding panic disorder (PD) and panic attacks (PAs) call for new epidemiological data on PD and PAs and its subtypes in the general population. To present representative data about the cross-national epidemiology of PD and PAs in accordance with DSM-5 definitions. Nationally representative cross-sectional surveys using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 3.0. Respondents (n = 142,949) from 25 high, middle, and lower-middle income countries across the world aged 18 years or older. PD and presence of single and recurrent PAs. Lifetime prevalence of PAs was 13.2% (SE 0.1%). Among persons that ever had a PA, the majority had recurrent PAs (66.5%; SE 0.5%), while only 12.8% fulfilled DSM-5 criteria for PD. Recurrent PAs were associated with a subsequent onset of a variety of mental disorders (OR 2.0; 95% CI 1.8-2.2) and their course (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.2-2.4) whereas single PAs were not (OR 1.1; 95% CI 0.9-1.3 and OR 0.7; 95% CI 0.6-0.8). Cross-national lifetime prevalence estimates were 1.7% (SE 0.0%) for PD with a median age of onset of 32 (IQR 20-47). Some 80.4% of persons with lifetime PD had a lifetime comorbid mental disorder. We extended previous epidemiological data to a cross-national context. The presence of recurrent PAs in particular is associated with subsequent onset and course of mental disorders beyond agoraphobia and PD, and might serve as a generic risk marker for psychopathology. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 16% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 16% |
Canada | 2 | 11% |
Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
Argentina | 1 | 5% |
Australia | 1 | 5% |
Spain | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 7 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 14 | 74% |
Scientists | 3 | 16% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 303 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 42 | 14% |
Student > Master | 38 | 13% |
Researcher | 25 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 8% |
Other | 62 | 20% |
Unknown | 89 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 68 | 22% |
Psychology | 64 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 4% |
Neuroscience | 9 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 2% |
Other | 28 | 9% |
Unknown | 118 | 39% |