(23). Disorders considered in this paper include
anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder,
panic disorder and ⁄ or agoraphobia, post-traumatic
stress disorder and social phobia) and mood disorders
(dysthymia and major depressive disorder).
Disorders were assessed using the definitions and
criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (24).
The analyses in this paper concern persons with: i) an
anxiety disorder in the absence of comorbid mood
disorder; ii) a mood disorder in the absence of
comorbid anxiety disorder; or iii) comorbid mood
and anxiety disorders. All disorders considered
referred to the 12 months prior to the interview.