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Homotypic Versus Heterotypic Continuity of Anxiety Symptoms in Young Adolescents: Evidence for Distinctions Between DSM-IV Subtypes

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Ferdinand, Robert F., Dieleman, Gwen, Ormel, Johan, Verhulst, Frank C.·2007·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

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OBJECTIVE: to investigate homotypic and heterotypic longitudinal patterns of symptoms of separation anxiety disorder (SAD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia (SoPh), panic disorder (PD), and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in young adolescents from the Dutch general population. METHOD: 2,067 individuals (51.4% girls) from a Dutch community sample, who were assessed for the first time when they were aged 10 to 12 years, were followed up across a period of two years. At both assessments, anxiety symptoms were assessed with the RCADS, a self-report questionnaire. RESULTS: Regression analyses indicated that homotypic continuity was relatively high for SAD, GAD, and SoPh symptoms, and for PD in girls. CONCLUSIONS: In many studies, anxiety disorders are treated as one group of disorders, and some widely used assessment instruments, such as the Child Behavior Checklist, do not even contain scales that tap different anxiety dimensions. In the present study, evidence for homotypic continuity was found, especially for symptoms of separation, social, and generalized anxiety, and for symptoms of panic disorder in girls, underscoring the usefulness of making distinctions between different anxiety constructs.

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  • Both Social Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder tend to reveal a chronic course that may fluctuate by evolving into other anxiety disorders or mood disorders in adulthood.

    “Both these disorders tend to reveal a chronic course that may fluctuate by evolving into other ADs or mood disorders in adulthood [21, 68, 69].”

    From Acceptance and commitment therapy as a transdiagnostic approach to adolescents with different anxiety disorders: study protocol. (2025) · cites this paper as [68]

    The Discussion (page unavailable) reports both homotypic and heterotypic continuity for generalized anxiety and social phobia symptoms, supporting persistence and shifts among anxiety symptoms. The study followed young adolescents for only two years; it does not establish that either disorder evolves into mood disorders in adulthood. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • ACT has been proven effective for Social Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder treatment in adults.

    “ACT has been proven effective for SAD and GAD treatment in adults [68–73].”

    From Acceptance and commitment therapy as a transdiagnostic approach to adolescents with different anxiety disorders: study protocol. (2025) · cites this paper as [68]

    The Methods (Measures; page unavailable) uses SAD for separation anxiety disorder, not social anxiety disorder. The Discussion (Practical implications; page unavailable) mentions generally efficacious anxiety treatments but does not identify ACT or report its effectiveness for adults with social anxiety disorder or GAD. Searches for ACT and adult treatment effectiveness found no passage addressing that claim. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Ferdinand, R. F., Dieleman, G., Ormel, J., & Verhulst, F. C.
Affiliations
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author
Ferdinand, Robert F.
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Published
2007-01-17
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
325-333
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
OpenAlex
W2153178271
Cited by
78
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  • ZonMw (GB-MW 940-38-011, 10-000-1001, GB-MAG 480-01-006)
  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum
  • Trimbos-instituut
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
heterotypic continuity, anxiety disorders, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, early adolescents, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Age Factors, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Separation, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Netherlands, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Inventory, Phobic Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Panic Disorder, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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