Trends in generalised anxiety disorders and symptoms in primary care: UK population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Generalised anxiety disorder and symptoms are associated with poor physical, emotional and social functioning and frequent primary and acute care visits. We investigated recent temporal trends in anxiety and related mental illness in UK general practice.

Aims

The aims of this analysis are to examine temporal changes in recording of generalised anxiety in primary care and initial pharmacologic treatments.

Method

Annual incidence rates of generalised anxiety diagnoses and symptoms were calculated from 795 UK general practices contributing to The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database between 1998 and 2018. Poisson mixed regression was used to account for age, gender and general practitioner practice. Subsequent pharmacologic treatment was examined.

Res

SUBMITTER: Slee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature