Table 1 Demographic description of the participants at pre‒treatment
| Â | Â | Treatment (n=40) | Placebo (n=39) | Total (n=79) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 26 (65.0%) | 28 (71.8%) | 54 (68.4%) |
| Â | Male | 14 (35.0%) | 11 (28.2%) | 25 (31.7%) |
Age | Mean (SD) | 35.1 (13.3) | 38.0 (12.0) | 36.5 (12.7) |
Marital status | Married/living together | 26 (65.0%) | 18 (46.2%) | 44 (55.7%) |
| Â | Single | 11 (27.5%) | 16 (41.0%) | 27 (34.2%) |
| Â | Other | 3 (7.5%) | 5 (12.8%) | 8 (10.1%) |
Children | Mean (SD) | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.8 (1.0) |
Registered sick | No | 36 (90.0%) | 36 (92.3%) | 72 (91.1%) |
| Â | Yes | 4 (10.0%) | 3 (7.7%) | 7 (8.9%) |
Social phobia | Generalized | 29 (72.5%) | 30 (76.9%) | 59 (74.7%) |
|  | Non‒generalized | 11 (27.5%) | 9 (23.1%) | 20 (25.3%) |
Avoidant personality disorder (axis‒II) | Yes | 14 (35.0%) | 17 (43.6%) | 31 (39.2%) |
| Â | No | 26 (65.0%) | 22 (56.4%) | 48 (60.8%) |
Medication | None | 24 (60.0%) | 21 (53.9%) | 45 (57.0%) |
| Â | Earlier | 8 (20.0%) | 9 (23.1%) | 17 (21.5%) |
| Â | Present | 8 (20.0%) | 9 (23.1%) | 17 (21.5%) |
Depression | Mean (SD) | 14.6 (7.1%) | 14.7 (6.4%) | 14.7 (6.7%) |
AUDIT | Mean (SD) | 4.8 (3.5%) | 4.3 (3.6%) | 4.5 (3.5%) |