Degree of anxiety in food allergic children in a tertiary care center
| Autor: | Amanda M. White, Jitendra Annapareddy, Roger E. Meyer, Edward O. Bixler, Timothy Zeiger, Pevitr S. Bansal, Lidija Petrovic-Dovat, Marcia J. Slattery, Tracy Fausnight, Nidhi Garg, Sarah Iriana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Allergy medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Immunology Anxiety Article Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics medicine Child and adolescent psychiatry Humans Immunology and Allergy Child Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Asthma business.industry Panic disorder medicine.disease Mental health 030228 respiratory system Female medicine.symptom business Food Hypersensitivity Anxiety disorder |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 116:528-532 |
| ISSN: | 1081-1206 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.anai.2016.03.024 |
| Popis: | Background The link between internalizing psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression, and allergic diseases has attracted a high level of interest from psychiatrists and immunologists. Recent studies have found increased anxiety in children with asthma, but findings in children with food allergy (FA) have been inconsistent. Objective It was hypothesized that children with FA would score significantly higher on a standardized anxiety screen than general pediatric (GP) patients but not as high as patients with diagnosed anxiety disorders. Methods A total of 114 patients aged 8 to 16 years (37 with confirmed anxiety disorder from a pediatric psychiatry clinic, 40 with confirmed FA from a pediatric allergy clinic, and 43 well-care patients from a GP clinic) and their mothers completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED). Results Children and mothers in the allergy group did not report increased levels of anxiety in children on total SCARED scores or subscales compared with children and mothers from the GP group. There was a trend toward increased panic disorder symptoms reported in children by mothers of children in the allergy group, but this finding did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion Children with FA did not have increased anxiety; however, there was a trend for mothers of children with allergies to report more symptoms of panic disorder in their children. It remains important to screen families for anxiety-related symptoms and refer them to mental health services when indicated. |
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