Anxiety symptoms and functional impairment: A systematic review of the correlation between the two measures.
Researchers and clinicians assume a strong, positive correlation between anxiety symptoms and functional impairment. That assumption may be well-justified since diagnostic criteria typically include functional impairment. Still, the relationship remains largely unavailable in any systematic review. Our aim with this paper was to provide empirical evidence for this assumed relationship and to document the observed correlations between anxiety symptom measures and functional impairment measures. Correlations existed for symptoms of six anxiety disorders (Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) across four functional domains (global, social, occupational, and physical). Overall, the mean of 497 correlations across all disorders and functional domains was modest (r=.34); since the variability between disorders and functional domains tended to be rather large, we explored these correlations further. We presented these results and the potential explanations for unexpected findings along with the clinical and research implications.
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- Social Behavior
- Severity of Illness Index
- Psychometrics
- Humans
- Clinical Psychology
- Anxiety Disorders
- Activities of Daily Living
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Social Behavior
- Severity of Illness Index
- Psychometrics
- Humans
- Clinical Psychology
- Anxiety Disorders
- Activities of Daily Living
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
- 3202 Clinical sciences