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The case for eliminating excessive worry as a requirement for generalized anxie...
Ruscio, Ayelet Meron; Rassaby, Madeleine; Stein, Murray B.; Stein, Dan J.; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Al-Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Atwoli, LukoyePublisher Copyright: Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press.; Background Around the world, people living in objectively difficult circumstances who experience symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) do not qualify for a diagnosis because their worry is not 'excessive' relative to the context. We carried out the first large-scale, cross-national study to explore the impli...
Increased risks for mental disorders among LGB individuals
Gmelin, Jan Ole H.; De Vries, Ymkje Anna; Baams, Laura; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alonso, Jordi; Borges, Guilherme; Bunting, Brendan; Cardoso, GracaFunding Information: The World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative is supported by the United States National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH; R01 MH070884), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Pfizer Foundation, the United States Public Health Service (R13-MH066849, R01-MH069864, and R01 DA016558), the Fogarty International Center (FIRCA R03-TW006481), the Pan Am...
Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psych...
De Vries, Ymkje Anna; Al-Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Borges, Guilherme; Bruffaerts, Ronny; Bunting, Brendan; JM, Caldas-de-Almeida; Cia, Alfredo H.Background: Specific phobia (SP) is a relatively common disorder associated with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity. Because of its early onset, SP may be a useful early marker of internalizing psychopathology, especially if generalized to multiple situations. This study aimed to evaluate the association of childhood generalized SP with comorbid internalizing disorders. Methods: We conducted retrospective a...
The cross-national epidemiology of social anxiety disorder
Stein, Dan J.; Lim, Carmen C.W.; Roest, Annelieke M.; de Jonge, Peter; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Al-Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Benjet, CorinaBackground: There is evidence that social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder. However, most of the available data on the epidemiology of this condition originate from high income countries in the West. The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative provides an opportunity to investigate the prevalence, course, impairment, socio-demographic correlates, comorbidity, and treatment of thi...