Adolescent depression, anxiety disorders are two distinct problems.Byline: ANI Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): Adolescent depression and anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders A group of distinct psychiatric disorders characterized by marked emotional distress and social impairment, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. are actually two distinct psychiatric disorders, says an expert at Utrecht University. Dr. William W. Hale III and his colleagues conducted a five-year, longitudinal study longitudinal study a chronological study in epidemiology which attempts to establish a relationship between an antecedent cause and a subsequent effect. See also cohort study. of secondary school adolescents. Every year, they measured the depressive and anxiety disorder anxiety disorder n. Any of various psychiatric disorders in which anxiety is either the primary disturbance or is the result of confronting a feared situation or object. symptoms of the adolescents. They concluded that while adolescent anxiety and depression were strongly related to each another, adolescent depression and anxiety disorder symptoms were in fact best classified as two distinct disorders. The study has been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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