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Prevalence, characteristics and comorbidities of anxiety disorders in France: Results from the “Mental Health in General Population” Survey (MHGP)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

E. Leray ,
A. Camara ,
D. Drapier ,
F. Riou ,
N. Bougeant ,
A. Pelissolo ,
K.R. Lloyd ,
V. Bellamy ,
J.L. Roelandt  and
B. Millet
E. Leray
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, University of Rennes 1, Faculty of Medicine, 2, avenue du Pr.-Léon-Bernard, CS 34317, 35043Rennes cedex, France
A. Camara
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, University of Rennes 1, Faculty of Medicine, 2, avenue du Pr.-Léon-Bernard, CS 34317, 35043Rennes cedex, France
D. Drapier
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rennes 1, centre hospitalier Guillaume-Régnier, 108, avenue du Général-Leclerc, BP 60321, 35703Rennes cedex, France
F. Riou
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, University of Rennes 1, Faculty of Medicine, 2, avenue du Pr.-Léon-Bernard, CS 34317, 35043Rennes cedex, France
N. Bougeant
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rennes 1, centre hospitalier Guillaume-Régnier, 108, avenue du Général-Leclerc, BP 60321, 35703Rennes cedex, France
A. Pelissolo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, La Pitié-Salpêtrière, 13, boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013Paris, France
K.R. Lloyd
Affiliation:
CHIRAL, School of Medecine, Swansea University, SwanseaSA2 8PP, United Kingdom
V. Bellamy
Affiliation:
Research directorate, studies, evaluation and statistics (DREES), Ministry for Solidarity, Health and Family, 8, avenue Ségur, 75350Paris 07 SP, France
J.L. Roelandt
Affiliation:
WHO Collaborating center for research and training in mental health (CCOMS), 186, rue Kléber, 59155Faches-Thumesnil, France
B. Millet*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rennes 1, centre hospitalier Guillaume-Régnier, 108, avenue du Général-Leclerc, BP 60321, 35703Rennes cedex, France
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 2 99 33 39 37; fax: +33 2 99 33 39 72. E-mail address: bruno.millet@univ-rennes1.fr (B. Millet).
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Abstract

Purpose

Only a few European countries have carried out large, community-based, national surveys about psychiatric morbidity. Here is presented the first national French survey, aiming to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders and associated comorbidities according to sociodemographic characteristics.

Materials and methods

The Mental Health in General Population (MHGP) database is derived from a representative national survey of the French adult population (n = 36,105), conducted between 1999 and 2003. Data collection was done using an anonymous face-to-face interview. The presence of anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorder) was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.

Results

The overall prevalence of anxiety disorders was estimated to be 21.6%, generalized anxiety disorder being the most prevalent one (12.8%). Women, young people, and people earning low income were identified as the more at risk. Major depressive episode, alcohol abuse and drug addiction frequently co-occur with anxiety disorders (28.3, 4.4 and 2.8% respectively).

Conclusions

The MHGP study showed that anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in France with a high frequency of comorbidities. Our results highlight the need for considering anxiety disorders as a public health priority in France as well as in other European countries.

Keywords

Anxiety disordersEpidemiology
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue 6 , September 2011 , pp. 339 - 345
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2011

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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