Functional Impact and Health Utility of Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care Outpatients

The objective of this study was to examine the relative impact of anxiety disorders and major depression on functional status and health-related quality of life of primary care outpatients.Four hundred eighty adult outpatients at an index visit to their primary care provider were classified by structured diagnostic interview as having anxiety disorders (panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, social phobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder;...