Anxiety severity and cognitive function in primary care patients with anxiety disorder: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficits in cognitive performance are reported in patients with anxiety disorders, but research is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to investigate cross-sectional associations between cognitive function, with focus on executive function, and anxiety severity in primary care patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders.

Methods

189 Swedish patients aged 18-65 years (31% men) with anxiety disorders diagnosed according to Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview were included. Severity of anxiety was assessed using Beck Anxiety Inventory self-assessment scale. Digit span, block design and matrix reasoning tests from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV, and the design fluency test from the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System were used. Multivariable linear

SUBMITTER: Nyberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature