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Anger problems across the anxiety disorders: findings from a population-based study.

Kirsten A Hawkins¹, Jesse R Cougle

¹Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA.

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Psychology
Epidemiology

Background:

Previous studies on anger in anxiety disorders were limited by small, non-representative samples and basic analyses.
This research addresses these limitations by examining a large, nationally representative sample.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between five anxiety disorders: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder (PD), social anxiety disorder, specific phobia (SP), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and anger experience/expression.
To test the hypothesis that greater anger experience and expression would be linked to all anxiety disorders, particularly PTSD and PD, even after controlling for demographics and comorbidities.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from 5,692 adults (54% female) participating in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication.
Employed a large, nationally representative survey design to ensure generalizability.

Main Results:

Identified unique relationships between several anxiety disorders and various aspects of anger experience and expression.
Contrary to hypotheses, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder (PD) were not consistently associated with anger experience or expression.
These associations remained significant even when accounting for psychiatric comorbidity.

Conclusions:

The findings support the growing body of evidence indicating a significant relationship between anxiety disorders and anger problems.
Suggests that anger difficulties may be an important consideration in the broader understanding and treatment of anxiety disorders.