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Two-year course of depressive and anxiety disorders: Results from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

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Penninx, Brenda W.J.H., Nolen, Willem A., Lamers, Femke, Zitman, Frans G., Smit, Johannes H., Spinhoven, Philip, Cuijpers, Pim, de Jong, Peter J. +10 more·2011·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Whether course trajectories of depressive and anxiety disorders are different, remains an important question for clinical practice and informs future psychiatric nosology. This longitudinal study compares depressive and anxiety disorders in terms of diagnostic and symptom course trajectories, and examines clinical prognostic factors.Methods Data are from 1209 depressive and/or anxiety patients residing in primary and specialized care settings, participating in the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. Diagnostic and Life Chart Interviews provided 2-year course information.Results Course was more favorable for pure depression (n=267, median episode duration = 6 months, 24.5% chronic) than for pure anxiety (n=487, median duration = 16 months, 41.9% chronic). Worst course was observed in the comorbid depression-anxiety group (n=455, median duration > 24 months, 56.8% chronic). Independent predictors of poor diagnostic and symptom trajectory outcomes were severity and duration of index episode, comorbid depression-anxiety, earlier onset age and older age. With only these factors a reasonable discriminative ability (C-statistic 0.72-0.77) was reached in predicting 2-year prognosis.Limitation Depression and anxiety cases concern prevalent - not incident - cases. This, however, reflects the actual patient population in primary and specialized care settings.Conclusions Their differential course trajectory justifies separate consideration of pure depression, pure anxiety and comorbid anxiety-depression in clinical practice and psychiatric nosology.

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Penninx, B. W. J. H., Nolen, W. A., Lamers, F., Zitman, F. G., Smit, J. H., Spinhoven, P., Cuijpers, P., de Jong, P. J., van Marwijk, H. W. J., der Meer, K. V., Verhaak, P., Laurant, M. G. H., de Graaf, R., Hoogendijk, W. J., der Wee, N. V., Ormel, J., van Dyck, R., & Beekman, A. T. F.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
  • Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
  • Leiden University (NL)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
Corresponding author
Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-09
Volume
133
Issue
1-2
Pages
76-85
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2155568298
Cited by
354
References
39
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FWCI
28.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Universiteit Leiden (10‐000‐1002)
  • ZonMw (10‐000‐1002)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • GGZ inGeest
  • Rivierduinen
  • GGZ Friesland
  • GGZ Drenthe
  • Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek van de Gezondheidszorg (10-000-1002)
  • Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, prognosis, chronic depression, chronic anxiety, episode duration, psychiatric classification, prognostic factors, symptom trajectories, primary care, specialist care
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Prognosis, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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