Generalized anxiety disorder publications: So where do we stand?
Generalized anxiety disorder publications: So where do we stand?
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DOI：
10.1016/s0887-6185(99)00034-1
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发表时间：
2000-01-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Dugas, MJ
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作者：
Dugas, MJ
尽管广泛性焦虑症 (GAD) 历来未被充分研究，但一些作者表示，最近人们对广泛性焦虑症的兴趣有所增加。然而，没有数据可以证实或反驳这一说法。本研究调查了 1980 年至 1997 年间焦虑症在两个广泛数据库中的发表率：PsycLIT 和 MEDLINE。 GAD 出版物通过两种方式进行审查。首先，计算了每年关于 GAD 的焦虑症出版物的百分比。其次，GAD 出版物被分为四类之一：描述性、过程性、处理性和评论性。结果表明，与恐慌症/广场恐惧症、创伤后应激障碍和强迫症相比，广泛性焦虑症的研究要少得多。尽管在 20 世纪 80 年代，有关广泛性焦虑症的焦虑症出版物的比例大幅增加，但在 90 年代总体保持稳定。结果还表明，描述性和处理问题占 GAD 出版物的绝大多数。作者的结论是，对过程问题的研究很少是不幸的，因为对广泛性焦虑症所涉及的具体过程的深入研究可能会导致我们对这种焦虑症的理解和治疗取得新的突破。 (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has traditionally been understudied, several authors have stated that interest in GAD has recently increased. However, no data exist to confirm or refute this assertion. The present study investigates publication rates for the anxiety disorders from 1980 to 1997 in two extensive databases: PsycLIT and MEDLINE. GAD publications were examined in two ways. First, the annual percentage of anxiety disorder publications devoted to GAD was calculated. Second, GAD publications were classified into one of four categories: descriptive, process, treatment, and review. The results show that GAD is considerably less studied than panic disorder/agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though the percentage of anxiety disorder publications devoted to GAD increased considerably during the 1980s, it has generally remained stable in the 1990s. The results also show that descriptive and treatment issues account for the vast majority of GAD publications. The author concludes that the paucity of research into process issues is unfortunate because intensified investigation of the specific processes involved in GAD may lead to new breakthroughs in our understanding and treatment of this anxiety disorder. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.