A systematic review of reviews on the prevalence of anxiety disorders in adult populations
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BACKGROUND: A fragmented research field exists on the prevalence of anxiety disorders. Here, we present the results of a systematic review of reviews on this topic. We included the highest quality studies to inform practice and policy on this issue. METHOD: Using PRISMA methodology, extensive electronic and manual citation searches were performed to identify relevant reviews. Screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were undertaken by two reviewers. Inclusion criteria consisted of systematic reviews or meta-analyses on the prevalence of anxiety disorders that fulfilled at least half of the AMSTAR quality criteria. RESULTS: We identified a total of 48 reviews and described the prevalence of anxiety across population subgroups and settings, as reported by these studies. Despite the high heterogeneity of prevalence estimates across primary studies, there was emerging and compelling evidence of substantial prevalence of anxiety disorders generally (3.8-25%), and particularly in women (5.2-8.7%); young adults (2.5-9.1%); people with chronic diseases (1.4-70%); and individuals from Euro/Anglo cultures (3.8-10.4%) versus individuals from Indo/Asian (2.8%), African (4.4%), Central/Eastern European (3.2%), North African/Middle Eastern (4.9%), and Ibero/Latin cultures (6.2%). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of anxiety disorders is high in population subgroups across the globe. Recent research has expanded its focus to Asian countries, an increasingly greater number of physical and psychiatric conditions, and traumatic events associated with anxiety. Further research on illness trajectories and anxiety levels pre- and post-treatment is needed. Few studies have been conducted in developing and under-developed parts of the world and have little representation in the global literature.
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- Authors
- Remes, O., Brayne, C., van der Linde, R., & Lafortune, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Westminster City Council London SW1E 6QP UK
- Corresponding author
- Remes, Olivia
- Venue
- Brain and Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-06-05
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e00497-e00497
- ISSN
- 2157-9032 (ISSN-L)
- 2162-3279
- PMC
- PMC4951626
- OpenAlex
- W2374483418
- Cited by
- 802
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 59 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 106 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 107 · 2021: 113 · 2020: 110 · 2019: 54 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 5
- FWCI
- 6.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Brain and Behavior (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Institute for Health Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- anxiety disorders, prevalence, adults, sex differences, young adults, chronic disease, cultural differences, under-researched populations, traumatic events, mental health policy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Humans, Review Literature as Topic, Prevalence
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