The Prevalence of Specific Phobia by Age in an Italian Nationwide Survey: How Much Does it Affect the Quality of Life?
Journal
Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH
ISSN: 1745-0179
Titre abrégé: Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health
Pays: United Arab Emirates
ID NLM: 101245735
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
02
01
2019
revised:
24
01
2019
accepted:
24
01
2019
entrez:
12
4
2019
pubmed:
12
4
2019
medline:
12
4
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The study aimed to see if a community survey conducted by clinical interviewers with semi-structured psychiatric interviews shows lifetime prevalence rates of Specific Phobia (SP) similar to those found by surveys carried out by lay interviewers and if the high level of impairment found in SP may be confirmed. This is a community survey on an Italian nationwide sample randomly selected from registers of municipalities. Tools: semi-structured ANTAS psychiatric interview derived from the SCID-DSM-IV, carried out by clinicians (psychologists or physicians); Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) as a measure of Quality of Life (QoL). Analyses: means of the The lifetime prevalence of SP was 2.3%. No difference was found by age class. Females showed more than twice the frequency of males ( An epidemiological study conducted by clinical interviewers through semi-structured interviews appears to re-dimension the impact of SP, at least from the public health perspective. Future prospective studies will better clarify the role of SP in the context of anxiety disorders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30972140
doi: 10.2174/1745017901915010030
pii: CPEMH-15-30
pmc: PMC6407652
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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