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Screening and Assessing Adolescent Asthmatics for Anxiety Disorders

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  • Carolyn J. M. Ross

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, carolyn.ross@ualberta.ca)

  • Terry M. A. Davis

    (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

  • D. Y. Hogg

    (Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a strategy designed to permit early detection of anxiety disorders in adolescent asthmatics. Adolescents with asthma ( N = 53) were screened for anxiety disorders using the Trait subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children [STAI-C (Trait)] and the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC). Adolescents and their parents were individually evaluated by a nurse trained in the administration of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-IV: Parent and Child Versions (ADIS-IV: P&C). Of the participants, 21 (40%) met the diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety disorders. The STAI-C (Trait) was more effective than the MASC in screening adolescents for risk of coexisting anxiety disorders. Nurses trained to administer the ADIS-IV: P&C diagnosed anxiety disorders with a high degree of accuracy. These results have important implications for resolving the problem of unrecognized and untreated anxiety disorders in the adolescent asthmatic population.

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  • Carolyn J. M. Ross & Terry M. A. Davis & D. Y. Hogg, 2007. "Screening and Assessing Adolescent Asthmatics for Anxiety Disorders," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 16(1), pages 5-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:16:y:2007:i:1:p:5-24
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773806295235
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