Trends in the registration of anxiety in Belgian primary care from 2000 to 2021: a registry-based study.

Simon Gabriël Beerten Kristien Coteur Pavlos Mamouris Marc Van Nuland Gijs Van Pottelbergh Lidia Casas Bert Vaes

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2023)

A significantly increasing prevalence and incidence of physician-registered anxiety was found in the study. Patients with anxiety tend to become more complex, with more comorbidities. Treatment for anxiety in Belgian primary care is very dependent on medication.

Keyphrases

primary care
sleep quality
risk factors
emergency department
healthcare
general practice
combination therapy