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A Community Epidemiological Survey of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Hong Kong

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posted on 2023-05-20, 01:37 authored by Lee, S, Tsang, A, Chui, H, Kwok, K, Cheung, E
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is understudied in Asian communities. There were 3,304 Chinese subjects (aged 15-60 years) randomly drawn from the general population of Hong Kong and successfully interviewed. The participation rate was 65.8%. The six-month prevalence of DSM-IV GAD was 4.1%. Over half of the GAD subjects reported palpitations and bowel symptoms. Comorbid depressive mood (65%) and substance use (35%) were common. Forty-one percent of GAD subjects sought help, usually from general practitioners who prescribed tranquilizers after negative physical investigations. Telephone-based surveys have limitations but provide an affordable and destigmatizing alternative to face-to-face surveys for communities with limited mental health resources.

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Publication title

Community Mental Health Journal

Volume

43

Issue

4

Pagination

305-319

ISSN

0010-3853

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Kluwer Academic-Human Sciences Press

Place of publication

233 Spring St, New York, USA, Ny, 10013-1578

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Copyright? 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

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