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ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2020

Trends in anxiety among adults in the United States, 2008-2018: Rapid increases among young adults.

Renee D Goodwin, Andrea H Weinberger, June H Kim, Melody Wu, Sandro Galea

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Article in Journal of psychiatric research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06124014 (Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 168 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06124014 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in Young Adults: Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorElectromedical Products International, Inc.Ran2024 to 2026Enrolled130ConditionsGeneralized Anxiety DisorderArmsAt-Home Stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

168 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 392 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Renee D GoodwinDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: rdg66@columbia.edu.
Andrea H WeinbergerFerkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
June H KimInstitute for Implementation Science in Population Health, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Melody WuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Sandro GaleaBoston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
City University of New York · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USBoston University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn a time of global uncertainty, understanding the psychological health of the American public is imperative. There are no current data on anxiety trends among adults in the United States (US) over time. This study aimed to investigate prevalence of anxiety among US adults from 2008 to 2018.

methodsData from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which is an annual, cross-sectional survey on substance use and mental health in the US, were analyzed in 2020. Prevalence of past-month anxiety was estimated among those ages ≥18, by survey year from 2008 to 2018. Time trends were tested using logistic regression.

resultsAnxiety increased from 5.12% in 2008 to 6.68% in 2018 (p < 0.0001) among adult Americans. Stratification by age revealed the most notable increase from 7.97% to 14.66% among respondents 18-25 years old (p < 0.001), which was a more rapid increase than among 26-34 and 35-49 year olds (differential time trend p < 0.001). Anxiety did not significantly increase among those ages 50 and older. Anxiety increased more rapidly among those never married and with some college education, relative to their respective counterparts. Apart from age, marital status and education, anxiety increased consistently among sociodemographic groups.

conclusionsAnxiety is increasing among adults under age 50 in the US, with more rapid increase among young adults. To prepare for a healthier adulthood and given direct and indirect (via 24/7 media) exposure to anxiety-provoking world events, prophylactic measures that can bolster healthy coping responses and/or treatment seeking seem warranted on a broad scale.

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AnxietyAnxiety DisordersAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHealth SurveysHumansMiddle AgedPrevalenceUnited StatesYoung AdultAnxietyEpidemiologyMental healthNervousnessNSDUH

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