1. Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys
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de Vries, Ymkje Anna, Al-Hamzawi, Ali, Alonso, Jordi, Borges, Guilherme, Bruffaerts, Ronny, Bunting, Brendan, Caldas-de-Almeida, Jose Miguel, Cia, Alfredo H, De Girolamo, Giovanni, Dinolova, Rumyana, Esan, Oluyomi, Florescu, Silvia, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Hu, Chiyi, Karam, Elie G, Karam, Aimee, Kawakami, Norito, Kiejna, Andrzej, Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, Lee, Sing, Mneimneh, Zeina, Navarro-Mateu, Fernando, Piazza, Marina, Scott, Kate, ten Have, Margreet, Torres, Yolanda, Viana, Maria Carmen, Kessler, Ronald C, de Jonge, Peter, Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Al-Kaisy, Mohammed Salih, Andrade, Laura Helena, Benjet, Corina, Bromet, Evelyn J, de Almeida, Jose Miguel Caldas, Cardoso, Graca, Chatterji, Somnath, Degenhardt, Louisa, Demyttenaere, Koen, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Hinkov, Hristo, Hu, Chi-yi, Karam, Aimee Nasser, Lepine, Jean-Pierre, Levinson, Daphna, McGrath, John, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Moskalewicz, Jacek, Pennell, Beth-Ellen, Posada-Villa, Jose, Scott, Kate M, Slade, Tim, Stagnaro, Juan Carlos, Stein, Dan J, Whiteford, Harvey, Williams, David R, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, University of Groningen [Groningen], CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Catholic University of Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), University of Ulster, Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA), IRCCS Centro S. Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital [Ibadan, Nigeria], Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), King Saud University [Riyadh] (KSU), University of Balamand - UOB (LIBAN), St George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center-Balamand University Medical School, Wroclaw Medical University [Wrocław, Pologne], École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP), and Developmental Psychology
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Male ,Aging ,Cross-sectional study ,Early markers ,Poison control ,Internalizing disorders ,lcsh:Medicine ,Comorbidity ,Global Health ,Suicidality ,Specific phobia ,0302 clinical medicine ,ADOLESCENTS ,Prevalence ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Suïcidi ,Age of Onset ,Child ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,IV SPECIFIC PHOBIA ,Fòbies ,Phobias ,education.field_of_study ,AGE-OF-ONSET ,Psychopathology ,Mental Disorders ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,DEPRESSION ,PREVALENCE ,3. Good health ,Suicide ,Mental Health ,Phobic Disorders ,Female ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,Research Article ,Adult ,Adolescent ,ANXIETY DISORDERS ,education ,Longevity ,Population ,NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Medicine, General & Internal ,General & Internal Medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Science & Technology ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,medicine.disease ,Health Surveys ,purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.00 [https] ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Early Diagnosis ,[SDV.MHEP.PSM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental health ,ONE-SESSION TREATMENT ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,SOCIAL PHOBIA ,Age of onset ,business ,Biomarkers ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Demography - Abstract
Background: Specific phobia (SP) is a relatively common disorder associated with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity. Because of its early onset, SP may be a useful early marker of internalizing psychopathology, especially if generalized to multiple situations. This study aimed to evaluate the association of childhood generalized SP with comorbid internalizing disorders. Methods: We conducted retrospective analyses of the cross-sectional population-based World Mental Health Surveys using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Outcomes were lifetime prevalence, age of onset, and persistence of internalizing disorders; past-month disability; lifetime suicidality; and 12-month serious mental illness. Logistic and linear regressions were used to assess the association of these outcomes with the number of subtypes of childhood-onset (
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- 2019