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The Familial Influence in Anxiety Disorders

Studies on the Offspring of Patients with Anxiety Disorders

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Advances in Clinical Child Psychology

Part of the book series: Advances in Clinical Child Psychology ((ACCP,volume 11))

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Recent research shows that anxiety disorders are prevalent in both children and adults (e.g., Anderson, Williams, McGee, & Silva, 1987; Myers et al., 1984; Regier et al., 1984). Based on data from the Epidemiological Catchment Area Program (e.g., Regier et al., 1984), 6-month prevalence rates for adult anxiety disorders were found to range from 5.4% to 13.4%. Anderson et al. (1987) examined the prevalence of DSM-III disorders in 792 11-year-old children from the general population in New Zealand. Separation anxiety disorder was found to have one of the highest prevalences, with overanxious disorder and simple phobia having intermediate prevalences.

Portions of Sections 4 and 5 of this chapter appear in Silverman, Cerny, Nelles, and Burke (in press).

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Silverman, W.K., Cerny, J.A., Nelles, W.B. (1988). The Familial Influence in Anxiety Disorders. In: Lahey, B.B., Kazdin, A.E. (eds) Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9829-5_6

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