Comorbidity of anxiety and other mental disorders (II)

Social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are commonly comorbid with depressive disorders.¹ Anxiety disorders (particularly SAD) usually precede depressive disorders; the onset of anxiety disorders (especially GAD) coincides with that of depressive disorders in 1 in 4 patients, and in approximately 1 in 5 patients, depressive disorders precede anxiety disorders.¹

Reference:

1. Lamers F, van Oppen P, Comijs HC, et al. Comorbidity patterns of anxiety and depressive disorders in a large cohort study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA). J Clin Psychiatry 2011; 72 (3): 341–348.