Child life stressors and anxiety disorders: a meta-review

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Edwin Herazo
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9461-7997
Adalberto Campo-Arias
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-7404
Nelson Alexander Dávila
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-706X

Abstract

It is well established that vital stressors during childhood, particularly sexual abuse, are associated with anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, there is less information about the relationship between different kinds of abuse and the currently category of anxiety disorders proposed by the American Psychiatric Association. The objective of this study was to perform a meta-review of the association between vital stressors during infancy (emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect) and anxiety disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder). It was conducted a meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyzes that analyzed the association between vital stressors during childhood and anxiety disorders, published in Medline between January 2000 and June 2016. The quality of the reviews was assessed with the AMSTAR questionnaire.  Three studies that showed that vital stressors during childhood and anxiety disorders were significantly associated (odds ratios (OR) between 2.0 and 3.0) were included. It is concluded that vital stressors during childhood increase the risk of anxiety disorders. New interventions are needed to prevent child maltreatment and associated morbidity.

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Herazo, E., Campo-Arias, A., & Alexander Dávila, N. (2018). Child life stressors and anxiety disorders: a meta-review. Duazary, 15(3), 337–346. https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.2425
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Author Biographies

Edwin Herazo, Instituto de Investigación del Comportamiento Humano

Magíster en Bioética y en Historia

Adalberto Campo-Arias, Universidad del Magdalena

Magíster en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva

Nelson Alexander Dávila, Universidad del Magdalena

Estudiante del Programa de Medicina

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