PMID- 11799320
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020325
LR  - 20180213
IS  - 0254-4962 (Print)
IS  - 0254-4962 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 5
DP  - 2001 Sep-Oct
TI  - Anxiety comorbidity in referred children and adolescents with dysthymic disorder.
PG  - 253-8
AB  - Anxiety disorders are common in patients with depressive disorders. This 
      preliminary study investigated some clinical correlates of comorbidity between 
      dysthymic disorder (DD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a clinically 
      referred sample of children and adolescents. After psychiatric evaluation, 
      including a diagnostic clinical interview (DICA-R), 51 patients (25 males and 26 
      females, mean age 13.1 years) with an index diagnosis of DD associated with GAD 
      were compared with 22 patients (13 males and 9 females, mean age 12.9 years) 
      diagnosed as having pure DD. The comparison between subjects (DD with or without 
      GAD) regarding the number of depressive symptoms did not show a significant main 
      effect of group. Suicidal ideation was significantly more frequent in the group 
      with comorbid GAD. Internalizing disorders were more frequent in the group of DD 
      with GAD, while externalizing disorders were more frequent in the group without 
      GAD. Functional impairment, assessed with the Children's Global Assessment Scale, 
      did not show significant differences between the two groups. Data are discussed 
      in the light of conceptualizations about the relationship between chronic anxiety 
      and depressive disorders.
CI  - Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
FAU - Masi, G
AU  - Masi G
AD  - Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Stella Maris, Calambrone, 
      University of Pisa, Italy. masi@inpe.unipi.it
FAU - Mucci, M
AU  - Mucci M
FAU - Favilla, L
AU  - Favilla L
FAU - Millepiedi, S
AU  - Millepiedi S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Psychopathology
JT  - Psychopathology
JID - 8401537
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology/psychology
MH  - Child
MH  - Comorbidity
MH  - Dysthymic Disorder/diagnosis/*epidemiology/psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy
MH  - Male
MH  - Personality Assessment
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Referral and Consultation
MH  - Suicide, Attempted/prevention & control/psychology
EDAT- 2002/01/19 10:00
MHDA- 2002/03/26 10:01
CRDT- 2002/01/19 10:00
PHST- 2002/01/19 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/03/26 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/01/19 10:00 [entrez]
AID - psp34253 [pii]
AID - 10.1159/000049318 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychopathology. 2001 Sep-Oct;34(5):253-8. doi: 10.1159/000049318.