Prevalence of anxiety disorder in adults in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and its distribution,and related factors in adults in Ningxia community.Methods:Using the method of China Mental Health Survey,anxiety disorder was investigated with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview,and related factors were analyzed.Twelve-month prevalence and life-time prevalence and their distributions were calculated according to DSM-Ⅳ criteria.Results:A total of 4 085 respondents were interviewed in the survey.The 12-month prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder was 4.2％,and the lifetime prevalence rate was 5.6％.The 12-month prevalence rates of social phobia,special phobia and generalized anxiety disorder were higher in women than in men(P＜0.05).The prevalence of special phobia and any anxiety disorder in rural area was higher than that in urban area.Logistic regression model revealed that fe-male(OR=1.86,95％CI1.32-2.64)had higher prevalence risk of anxiety disorder,and individuals with somat-ic pain had higher risk of anxiety disorder than those without(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Anxiety disorder is prevalent in Ningxia.It suggests that strengthening somatic pain community mental health service is necessary to develop tar-geted intervention programs among the high-risk population.