Pediatric-Onset and Adult-Onset Separation Anxiety Disorder Across Countries in the World Mental Health Survey.

CONCLUSIONS: Separation anxiety disorder is a common and highly comorbid disorder that can have onset across the lifespan. Childhood adversity and lifetime trauma are important antecedents, and adverse effects on role function make it a significant target for treatment.
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Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - June 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Silove D, Alonso J, Bromet E, Gruber M, Sampson N, Scott K, Andrade L, Benjet C, Caldas de Almeida JM, De Girolamo G, de Jonge P, Demyttenaere K, Fiestas F, Florescu S, Gureje O, He Y, Karam E, Lepine JP, Murphy S, Villa-Posada J, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research