Prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in Chinese gastroenterological outpatients

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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2561-2568
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Table 2 Adjusted prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among gastrointestinal outpatients in 13 general hospitals in mainland China and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (4th edition) by using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview

Diagnosis	Frequency, adjusted prevalence (%) and 95% CI (%) based on results of the MINI
Diagnosis	Current		Lifetime
GI outpatients in 13 general hospitals
Depressive disorders	181	14.39 (12.85-15.93)	228	18.35 (16.65-20.05)
Anxiety disorders	117	9.42 (8.14-10.70)	122	9.82 (8.51-11.13)
Comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders	59	4.66 (3.74-5.58)	69	5.46 (4.46-6.46)
Depressive disorders or anxiety disorders	239	19.20 (17.47-20.93)	281	22.71 (20.87-24.55)
DSM-IV by using the MINI interview
Depressive episode	141	11.23 (9.84-12.62)	183	14.79 (13.23-16.35)
Depressive disorder with suicidal problems	51	3.91 (3.06-4.76)	58	4.46 (3.55-5.37)
Mood disorders due to physical disease	26	2.01 (1.39-2.63)	32	2.51 (1.87-3.15)
Dysthymia	16	1.25 (0.76-1.74)	34	2.66 (1.95-3.37)
Substance-induced mood disorders	4	0.35 (0.10-0.61)	4	0.35 (0.10-0.61)
General anxiety disorder	57	4.66 (3.74-5.58)	57	4.66 (3.74-5.58)
Specific phobia	20	1.65 (1.09-2.21)	20	1.65 (1.09-2.21)
Social phobia (social anxiety disorder)	20	1.60 (1.05-2.15)	20	1.60 (1.05-2.15)
Panic disorder	17	1.35 (0.84-1.86)	24	1.95 (1.34-2.56)
Agoraphobia	17	1.35 (0.84-1.86)	21	1.75 (1.17-2.33)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	16	1.30 (0.80-1.80)	16	1.30 (0.80-1.80)

Depressive episode is the most common depressive disorder, while substance-induced mood disorder has the lowest adjusted current prevalence. The most common anxiety disorder is general anxiety disorder, followed by social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview; GI: Gastrointestinal; DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (4th edition).

Citation: Li XJ, He YL, Ma H, Liu ZN, Jia FJ, Zhang L, Zhang L. Prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in Chinese gastroenterological outpatients. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(20): 2561-2568
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i20/2561.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2561