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The Dresden Predictor Study of anxiety and depression: objectives, design, and methods

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Objective

The present report describes the objectives, design, and methods of the Dresden Predictor Study (DPS) of anxiety and depression, a prospective epidemiological study investigating anxiety disorders and depression in 3,065 young German women (18–25 years of age).

Materials and methods

The DPS consists of a baseline and one follow-up investigation separated by approximately 17 months. At both time points, respondents were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) using an extended German version of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS-IV-L). In addition to diagnostic assessment, respondents completed a battery of self-report questionnaires that provided detailed information about potential predictors of disorders and a comprehensive dimensional assessment of psychopathology.

Discussion and conclusions

Results on both response bias in the baseline investigation and effects of dropout at follow-up are presented, and strengths and limitations of the study design are discussed.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grant DLR 01EG9410 from the German Ministry of Science, Research and Education. Jürgen Margraf and Julia Trumpf were supported by grant 51A240-104890 from the Swiss National Science Foundation. We would like to thank the many people who contributed to the study.

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  1. Faculty of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 60/62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland

    Julia Trumpf, Noortje Vriends & Jürgen Margraf

  2. Division of Applied Statistics in Life Sciences, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 60/62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland

    Andrea H. Meyer

  3. Clinical Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Eni S. Becker

  4. Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, P.O. Box 4623 Nydalen, 0405, Oslo, Norway

    Simon-Peter Neumer

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Trumpf, J., Vriends, N., Meyer, A.H. et al. The Dresden Predictor Study of anxiety and depression: objectives, design, and methods. Soc Psychiat Epidemiol 45, 853–864 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-009-0133-2

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