Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, USA.
J Anxiety Disord. 2018 May;56:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.05.003.
The relative health of a field of research can be approximated by assessing peer-reviewed journal publication trends for articles pertinent to that field. The most recent comprehensive assessment of publication trends in the anxiety disorders indicated that the field was on a continuing trajectory of growth (Boschen, 2008). We conducted an updated search of Medline for publications on each of the anxiety disorders from 2006 to 2016. Results indicated that there was continuing growth in anxiety disorders research overall and, particularly, for posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Publication trends observed in Medline were also reflected in the focus of papers published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders over the past 3 years; yet, a substantive number of papers in the journal also dealt with multiple anxiety disorders, anxiety-related constructs, transdiagnostic issues, and conditions with significant overlap with the anxiety disorders. Observed publication trends, shifts in the focus of research attention, and probable future research directions are discussed briefly.
研究领域的相对健康状况可以通过评估与该领域相关的同行评审期刊文章的发表趋势来近似评估。最近对焦虑障碍发表趋势的全面评估表明，该领域正在继续发展（Boschen，2008）。我们对 2006 年至 2016 年期间每种焦虑障碍的 Medline 出版物进行了更新搜索。结果表明，焦虑障碍研究总体上仍在继续增长，特别是创伤后应激障碍、社交焦虑障碍、广泛性焦虑障碍和强迫症。在 Medline 中观察到的发表趋势也反映在过去 3 年《焦虑障碍杂志》上发表的论文的重点上；然而，该杂志的大量论文也涉及多种焦虑障碍、与焦虑相关的结构、跨诊断问题以及与焦虑障碍有显著重叠的病症。简要讨论了观察到的发表趋势、研究重点的转变以及可能的未来研究方向。
