Additional file 4: Table S3. of Treatment adequacy of anxiety disorders among young adults in Finland

Sociodemographic factors, comorbid disorders, benzodiazepine use and misuse during the most intensive treatment episode for anxiety disorders. (DOC 96 kb

Additional file 5: Table S4. of Treatment adequacy of anxiety disorders among young adults in Finland

Variables associated with treatments received during the most intensive treatment period for anxiety disorders. (DOC 79 kb

Additional file 6: Table S5. of Treatment adequacy of anxiety disorders among young adults in Finland

Variables associated with benzodiazepine use during the most intensive treatment period for anxiety disorders. (DOC 48kb

Outcome of depressive and anxiety disorders among young adults: Results from the Longitudinal Finnish Health 2011 Study

<p><b>Purpose of the study:</b> We investigated the outcomes and outcome predictors of depressive and anxiety disorders in a general population sample of young adults with a lifetime history of these disorders.</p> <p><b>Materials and methods:</b> The study sample was derived from a nationally representative two-stage cluster sample of Finns aged 19–34 years. The original study was carried out in 2003–2005, and the follow-up in 2011. We investigated participants diagnosed with a depressive or anxiety disorder based on a SCID interview (excluding those with only a single specific phobia) (DAX-group, <i>N</i> = 181). The control group included those with no DSM-IV- diagnosis (N = 290). They were followed up with the M-CIDI interview assessing 12-month depressive and anxiety disorders in 2011.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> In 2011, 22.8% of the DAX-group was diagnosed with a depressive or anxiety disorder compared to 9.8% of the control group. Education was lower and quality of life worse in the DAX-group than in the control group. Those participants of the DAX-group who received a diagnosis in 2011 had poorer quality of life than those in remission, which emphasizes the influence of a current disorder on the quality of life. Higher score in the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) at baseline predicted poorer quality of life in 2011.</p> <p><b>Conclusions:</b> Thus, depressive and anxiety disorders were persistent/recurrent in one quarter of participants, significantly affecting education and quality of life<b>.</b> Young adults with these disorders need support to achieve their academic goals.</p