Relationship between adult social phobia and childhood anxiety

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Gisele Gus Manfro¹  Luciano Isolan¹  Carolina Blaya¹  Sandra Maltz¹  Elizeth Heldt¹  Mark H Pollack² 

[1] ,Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre Sychiatric Service Porto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: Social phobia;    Childhood anxiety;    Trauma;    Comorbidity;    Depression;    Fobia social;    Ansiedade na infância;    Trauma;    Comorbidade;    Depressão;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462003000200009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of traumas and the presence of childhood anxiety disorders in adult patients with social phobia and investigate their influence on the presentation of the disorder. METHODS: Twenty-four adult patients with social phobia were asked about the presence of trauma before the age of 16. The K-SADS-E and the DICA-P interviews were used to assess these patients regarding childhood anxiety disorders. RESULTS: Twelve (50%) patients reported a history of trauma before the age of 16. The presence of trauma did not influence the presentation of the disorder. Seventy-five percent of patients had a history of anxiety disorders in childhood. Patients with a history of at least 2 childhood anxiety disorders had an increased lifetime prevalence of major depression (10 vs. 3; p=.04) and family history of psychiatric disorders (13 vs. 6; p=.02). CONCLUSION: Anxiety disorder in childhood is associated with family history of psychiatric disorders. The presence of more than one diagnosis of anxiety disorder in childhood can be considered a risk factor for the development of depression in adult patients with social phobia.

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