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Anxiety disorders in mothers and their children : results from a prospective-longitudinal community study

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Schreier, Andrea, Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Höfler, Michael and Lieb, Roselind. (2008) Anxiety disorders in mothers and their children : results from a prospective-longitudinal community study. British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.192 (No.4). pp. 308-309. ISSN 0007-1250

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.033589

Abstract

The relationship between DSM–IV anxiety disorders and their clinical characteristics in mothers and anxiety in offspring was examined in 933 mother–child pairs from a longitudinal community study. Offspring of mothers with an anxiety disorder had an elevated risk of developing any anxiety disorder, compared with offspring of mothers with no anxiety disorder. Increased risk of anxiety in the offspring was especially associated with maternal social phobia and generalised anxiety disorder, and with maternal diagnoses of early onset, greater number and more severe impairment. These results suggest that the type of maternal anxiety disorder and its severity of manifestation contribute to mother–offspring aggregation of anxiety

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Anxiety disorders, Anxiety in children, Parent and child, Parenting
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher:	Royal College of Psychiatrists
ISSN:	0007-1250
Date:	April 2008
Volume:	Vol.192
Number:	No.4
Page Range:	pp. 308-309
Identification Number:	10.1192/bjp.bp.106.033589
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Germany. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Grant number:	01EB9405/6 (BMBF), 01EB9901/6 (BMBF), EB01016200 (BMBF), 01EB0140 (BMBF), 01EB0440 (BMBF), LA1148/1-1 (DFG), WI2246/1-1 (DFG), WI 709/7-1 (DFG), WI 709/8-1 (DFG)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/238