Generalized anxiety disorder and depression: childhood risk factors in a birth cohort followed to age 32

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Generalized anxiety disorder and depression: childhood risk factors in a birth cohort followed to age 32

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Background: The close association between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) prompts questions about how to characterize them in future diagnostic systems. We tested whether risk factors for MDD and GAD are similar or different. Method: The representative 1972-73 Dunedin birth cohort of 1037 males and females was followed to age 32 with 96% retention. Adult GAD and MDD were diagnosed at ages 18, 21, 26, and 32 years, and juvenile anxiety/depression were als...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2007

Creator

Moffitt, T.E. / Caspi, A. / Harrington, H.L. / Milne, B.J. / Melchior, M. / Goldberg, D. / Poulton, R.

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/14659

Related subjects

antidepressant agent / anxiolytic agent / adolescents / age / child / child abuse / child behavior / childhood / comorbidity / conduct disorder / Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders / disease association / disease severity / emotionality / family history / family life / generalized anxiety disorder / health care utilization / major depression / mental health service / personality / recurrence risk / risk assessment / risk factors / self-esteem / social status / temperament / adult / anxiety disorders / child behavior disorders / preschool child / cohort studies / major depressive disorder / internal-external control / life change events / New Zealand / personality assessment / prospective studies / self concept / social environment / socioeconomic factors

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