Despite the substantial disease burden of anxiety disorders, physicians have a poor
understanding of factors that predict their typical persistent course. This systematic review of …

Background Data on episode duration of anxiety disorders are required for informing
patients and for disease management, but such data from population studies are lacking …

Background Depression and anxiety disorders are highly comorbid conditions and a
worldwide disease burden; however, large-scale studies delineating their association are …

Background Anxiety disorders frequently recur in clinical populations, but the risk of
recurrence of anxiety disorders is largely unknown in the general population. In this study …

BACKGROUND: The chronic course of anxiety disorders and its high burden of disease are
partly due to the recurrence of anxiety disorders after remission. However, knowledge about …

Background: The anxiety disorders are a prevalent mental health problem in older age with
a considerable impact on quality of life. Until recently there have been few longitudinal …

Objective: Anxiety disorders have been shown to differ in their course, but it is unknown
whether DSM-categories represent clinically relevant course trajectories. We aim to identify …

Background Recognition of the significance of anxiety disorders in older adults is growing.
The revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a …

BackgroundCross-sectional data show that generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic
condition with episodes lasting much longer than the six-month minimum required by DSM …

Background Anxiety disorders are increasingly recognised as an important determinant of
outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder. However, a reliable estimate of their prevalence …