Incidence of Panic and Anxiety Disorder

Written by: Petros Skapinakis, MD, MPH, PhD, lecturer of Psychiatry in the University of Ioannina Medical School, Greece. Eva Gerasi, postgraduate student in the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece

First version: 26 Nov 2006. Latest revision: 26 Nov 2006.

Abstract:
Between 2 % and 10 % of a general population have panic and anxiety disorders.

Question:

How common is panic and anxiety disorders for women and men?

Answer:

Data from the OPCS 1995 household survey show the following incidence of anxiety- and panic-related disorders:

Disorder	All adults	Men	Women
Anxiety Disorder	5 %	4 %	5 %
Panic Disorder	1 %	1 %	1 %
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)	2 %	1 %	2 %
Mixed Anxiety and Depression	8 %	5 %	10 %

More about Panic Disorder

Definition Development during lifetime Incidence Diagnosis Panic attacks Panic attacks at night Imaginary heart attacks Fear of speaking in public Treatment Anxiety disorders link list Age of onset of panic disorder Panic Disorders: Situations and Causes of Panic Attacks Anxiety and phobia Am I going mad? Afraid of being rejected by boyfriend Fear of flying Biological causes of shyness Fear to use public toilets Self-treatment

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