The multidimensional evaluation and treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents: rationale, design, methods and preliminary findings

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Giovanni Abrahão Salum²  Luciano Rassier Isolan²  Vera Lúcia Bosa¹  Andrea Goya Tocchetto²  Stefania Pigatto Teche²  Ilaine Schuch¹  Jandira Rahmeier Costa²  Marianna De Abreu Costa²  Rafaela Behs Jarros²  Maria Augusta Mansur²  Daniela Knijnik²  Estácio Amaro Silva²  Christian Kieling¹  Maria Helena Oliveira²  Elza Medeiros²  Andressa Bortoluzzi²  Rudineia Toazza²  Carolina Blaya²  Sandra Leistner-segal¹  Jerusa Fumagalli De Salles¹  Patrícia Pelufo Silveira¹  Marcelo Zubaran Goldani¹  Elizeth Heldt²  Gisele Gus Manfro² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: Anxiety;    Phobic disorders;    Panic;    Epidemiological;    Comorbidity;    Ansiedade;    Transtornos fóbicos;    Pânico;    Epidemiologia;    Comorbidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462011000200015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the design, methods and sample characteristics of the Multidimensional Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents - the PROTAIA Project. METHOD: Students between 10 and 17 years old from all six schools belonging to the catchment area of the Primary Care Unit of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre were included in the project. It comprises five phases: (1) a community screening phase; (2) a psychiatric diagnostic phase; (3) a multidimensional assessment phase evaluating environmental, neuropsychological, nutritional, and biological factors; (4) a treatment phase, and (5) a translational phase. RESULTS: A total of 2,457 subjects from the community were screened for anxiety disorders. From those who attended the diagnostic interview, we identified 138 individuals with at least one anxiety disorder (apart from specific phobia) and 102 individuals without any anxiety disorder. Among the anxiety cases, generalized anxiety disorder (n = 95; 68.8%), social anxiety disorder (n = 57; 41.3%) and separation anxiety disorder (n = 49; 35.5%) were the most frequent disorders. CONCLUSION: The PROTAIA Project is a promising research project that can contribute to the knowledge of the relationship between anxiety disorders and anxiety-related phenotypes with several genetic and environmental risk factors.

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