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Table 1 Demographics by Diagnosed versus Misdiagnosed Status

From: Missed diagnoses in African Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I)

Characteristics

Diagnosed

Misdiagnosed

Total

N

Percent

N

Percent

N

Percent

Marital Status

 Divorced, Separated, Widowed

9

18.3%

8

32.0%

17/74

23.0%

 Married

12

24.5%

2

8.0%

14/74

18.9%

 Single

28

60.0%

15

57.1%

43/74

58.1%

Education

 7–12 Years

6

12.2%

3

12.0%

9/74

12.2%

 HS Diploma/ GED

9

18.4%

4

16.0%

13/74

17.6%

 Part College/ 2-Year College

19

38.8%

15

60.0%

34/74

45.9%

 4-Year College

6

12.2%

3

12.0%

9/74

12.2%

 Part or Completed Grad/ Professional School

9

18.4%

0

0.0%

9/74

12.2%

Income

  < $9000

10

23.8%

8

33.3%

18/66

27.3%

 $10–39,000

18

42.9%

12

50.0%

30/66

45.5%

 $40–79,000

9

21.4%

1

4.2%

10/66

15.2%

 $80- > $100,000

5

11.9%

3

12.5%

8/66

12.1%

Comorbidity

 Any Current Anxiety or Trauma-Related Disorder

21

43.8%

9

39.1%

30/71

42.3%

 Any Current Mood Disorder

27

58.7%

9

39.1%

36/69

52.2%

 Any Current Substance Use Disorder

3

6.1%

1

4.0%

4/70

5.7%

Treatment

 Individual: CBT

6

14.0%

3

17.6%

9/60

15.0%

 Hospital/ Inpatient

0

0.0%

2

14.3%

2/54

3.7%

 Medication: Primary Care Doctor, Internist, Psychiatrist

6

15.0%

4

28.6%

10/54

11.1%