Table 5-8: table: 5-8Profile of Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

 

One-Year Prevalence

Female to Male Ratio

Typical Age at Onset

Prevalence Among Close Relatives

Percentage Currently Receiving Clinical Treatment

Generalized anxiety disorder

4.0%

2:1

0–20 years

Elevated

25.5

Specific phobia

12.0%

2:1

Variable

Elevated

19.0

Agoraphobia

1.7%

2:1

15–35 years

Elevated

20.9

Social anxiety disorder

7.4%

3:2

10–20 years

Elevated

24.7

Panic disorder

2.4%

5:2

15–35 years

Elevated

34.7

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

1.0%–2.0%

1:1

4–25 years

Elevated

41.3

Information from: NIMH, 2011; Kessler et al., 2010, 2005, 1999, 1994; Ritter et al., 2010; Ruscio et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2005; Regier et al., 1993.