Generalised anxiety disorder and hospital admissions: findings from a large, population cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is the most common anxiety disorder in the general population and has been associated with high economic and human burden. However, it has been neglected in the health services literature. The objective of this study is to assess whether GAD leads to hospital admissions using data from the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer-Norfolk. Other aims include determining whether early-onset or late-onset forms of the disorder, episode chronicity and frequency, and comorbidity with major depressive disorder (MDD) contribute to hospital admissions.

Design

Large, population study.

Setting

UK population-based cohort.

Participants

30 445 British participants were recruited through general practice registers in England.

SUBMITTER: Remes O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224748 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature