nSymptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: A Network Perspective

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are among the most prevalent disorders worldwide (Kessler, Berglund, et al., 2005), and investigators have documented their high rate of comorbidity (Beesdo et al., 2007; Brown et al., 2001; Kessler, Chiu et al., 2005; Ohayon& Schatzberg, 2010; Stein et al., 2001)1. Further, these disorders have been found to be associated with greater impairment when they co-occur than when either occurs alone (Norton et al., 2008). Despite these findings, however, we have only a limited understanding of the nature of the comorbidity of these disorders (Langer& Rodebaugh, 2014).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - September 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Julia K. Langer, Natasha A. Tonge, Marilyn Piccirillo, Thomas L. Rodebaugh, Renee J. Thompson Source Type: research