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Characteristics of Subsyndromal Anxiety Disorder and Its Clinical Importance  

Kang, Nam-In (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Hospital & Research Institute of Clinical Medicine)
Yang, Jong-Chul (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Hospital & Research Institute of Clinical Medicine)
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Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry / v.18, no.4, 2011 , pp. 197-202 More about this Journal
Abstract
Subsyndromal anxiety disorder indicates mental states of having anxiety symptoms not fulfilling criteria for anxiety disorders. Despite of the lack of previous objective findings of the subsyndromal anxiety disorder, its clinical importance has increased. It can cause many kinds of clinical anxiety symptoms and functional disabilities. But the early intervention and early treatment make it possible not only to attenuate the anxiety symptoms and functional disabilities but also to prevent disease progression to a full syndromal anxiety disorder. In this article, we will review the previous studies about the subsyndromal anxiety disorder and discuss its clinical characteristics and importance.
Keywords
Subsyndromal anxiety disorder; Anxiety; Early diagnosis; Early intervention;
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