TY - JOUR
T1 - Onset and temporal sequencing of lifetime anxiety, mood and substance use disorders in the general population
AU - Slade, T.N.
AU - Mcevoy, Peter
AU - Chapman, C.
AU - Grove, R.
AU - Teesson, M.
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - © 2013 Cambridge University Press. To date, very few studies have examined the bi-directional associations between mood disorders (MDs), anxiety disorders (ADs) and substance use disorders (SUDs), simultaneously. The aims of the current study were to determine the rates and patterns of comorbidity of the common MDs, ADs and SUDs and describe the onset and temporal sequencing of these classes of disorder, by sex. Methods. Data came from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, a nationally representative household survey with 8841 (60% response rate) community residents aged 16-85. Results. Pre-existing mental disorders increase the risk of subsequent mental disorders in males and females regardless of the class of disorder. Pre-existing SUDs increase the risk of subsequent MDs and ADs differentially for males and females. Pre-existing MDs increase the risk of subsequent ADs differentially for males and females. Conclusions. Comorbidity remains a significant public health issue and current findings point to the potential need for sex-specific prevention and treatment responses.
AB - © 2013 Cambridge University Press. To date, very few studies have examined the bi-directional associations between mood disorders (MDs), anxiety disorders (ADs) and substance use disorders (SUDs), simultaneously. The aims of the current study were to determine the rates and patterns of comorbidity of the common MDs, ADs and SUDs and describe the onset and temporal sequencing of these classes of disorder, by sex. Methods. Data came from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, a nationally representative household survey with 8841 (60% response rate) community residents aged 16-85. Results. Pre-existing mental disorders increase the risk of subsequent mental disorders in males and females regardless of the class of disorder. Pre-existing SUDs increase the risk of subsequent MDs and ADs differentially for males and females. Pre-existing MDs increase the risk of subsequent ADs differentially for males and females. Conclusions. Comorbidity remains a significant public health issue and current findings point to the potential need for sex-specific prevention and treatment responses.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84923683547
U2 - 10.1017/S2045796013000577
DO - 10.1017/S2045796013000577
M3 - Article
SN - 2045-7960
VL - 24
SP - 45
EP - 53
JO - Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
JF - Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
IS - 1
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