Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 113)
Phobias (n = 28) | Panic disorder (n = 47) | GAD (n = 22) | Controls (n = 16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | |
Age (years) | 30.96 (14.72) range: 18–73 | 35.26 (13.48) range: 19–74 | 36.55 (13.89) range: 19–70 | 31.88 (14.49) range: 20–60 |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 17 (60.7) | 32 (68.1) | 18 (81.8) | 12 (75.0) |
Male | 11 (39.3) | 15 (31.9) | 4 (18.2) | 4 (25.0) |
Education | ||||
No compulsory school | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Compulsory school | 5 (17.9) | 11 (23.4) | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Apprenticeship/ vocational school | 9 (32.1) | 11 (23.4) | 6 (27.3) | 3 (18.8) |
High school | 13 (46.4) | 17 (36.2) | 8 (36.4) | 10 (62.5) |
Academic | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.5) | 3 (13.6) | 3 (18.8) |
Other | 1 (3.6) | 3 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Employment | ||||
In occupational training | 6 (21.4) | 6 (12.8) | 4 (18.2) | 7 (43.8) |
Unemployed | 10 (35.7) | 12 (25.5) | 8 (36.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Part-time | 1 (3.6) | 8 (17.0) | 4 (18.2) | 5 (31.3) |
Full-time | 4 (14.3) | 11 (23.4) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (18.8) |
Homemaker | 1 (3.6) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Retired | 4 (14.3) | 7 (14.9) | 4 (18.2) | 1 (6.3) |
Missing | 2 (7.1) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Family status | ||||
Single | 16 (57.1) | 20 (42.6) | 8 (36.4) | 3 (18.8) |
Unmarried with partner | 9 (32.1) | 12 (25.5) | 5 (22.7) | 9 (56.3) |
Married | 2 (7.1) | 11 (23.4) | 6 (27.3) | 3 (18.8) |
Divorced/ separated | 1 (3.6) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (6.3) |
Widowed | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Missing values | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
DSM-IV diagnoses other than PD (anxiety disorders excluded)a | n | |||
Substance abuse disorders | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Mood disorders | 20 | 32 | 14 | 0 |
Brief psychotic disorder | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Posttraumatic stress disorder | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Somatoform disorders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eating disorders | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Adjustment disorders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DSM-IV PD Diagnosesa | n | |||
Paranoid | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Schizoid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schizotypal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Obsessive-compulsive | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Histrionic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dependent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Antisocial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Narcissistic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Avoidant | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
Borderline | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
Depressive | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
Passive-aggressive | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |