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KMID : 1143820120080020146
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Anxiety and Mood
2012 Volume.8 No. 2 p.146 ~ p.152
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Influence of Comorbid Mental Disorder on Time to Seeking Treatment in Anxiety Disorder : Comparison of Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder
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김혜민:Kim Hye-Min
하주원:Ha Ju-Won/임세원:Lim Se-Won/오강섭:Oh Kang-Seob
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Abstract
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Objective : Individuals with anxiety disorders experience a wide range of time to seeking treatment (TST) as well as various comorbid mental disorders. The present study examined the TST in social anxiety disorder (SAD) and panic disorder. This study aimed to find out the influence of comorbid mental disorder on TST of anxiety disorder through the comparison of SAD and panic disorder.
Methods : This study included 311 SAD and 378 panic disorder patients at the initial visit of psychiatric clinic. Contribution of clinical (number of comorbidity, comorbid type and onset age) and demographic (current age) factors to TST were investigated by multivariate analysis.
Results : The median length of TST was 14.03 years in SAD and 2.26 years in panic disorder. In social anxiety disorder, fewer comorbidity, younger onset age, and older age were factors associated with delayed TST. In panic disorder, only younger onset age was associated with delayed TST. In both disorders, comorbid depressive disorder was associated with shorter TST.
Conclusion : Our data provided the differences in illness behavior needing help based on comorbid mental disorders between SAD and panic disorder. In addition to comorbid disorder, factors affecting TST of anxiety disorder requires future investigation.
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KEYWORD
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Social anxiety disorder, Panic disorder, Comorbid disorder, Time to seeking treatment
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