TABLE 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Dropouts and Control Patients
|
Dropout patients (n = 26)
|
Control patients (n = 102)
|
Test
|
Characteristics
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
 2
|
df
|
p
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
4.4 |
1 |
.04 |
| Male |
1 |
4.3 |
22 |
95.7 |
|
|
|
| Female |
25 |
23.8 |
80 |
76.2 |
|
|
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
1.6a |
1 |
.66 |
| Never married |
16 |
61.5 |
57 |
55.9 |
|
|
|
| Married |
5 |
19.2 |
30 |
29.4 |
|
|
|
| Separated–divorced |
4 |
15.4 |
10 |
9.8 |
|
|
|
| Widowed |
1 |
3.8 |
5 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
8.8a |
1 |
.04 |
| Paid employment |
10 |
38.5 |
54 |
52.9 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
0 |
0 |
12 |
11.8 |
|
|
|
| Student |
12 |
46.2 |
26 |
25.5 |
|
|
|
| Housewife |
4 |
15.4 |
7 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
| Retired |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.9 |
|
|
|
| Referred by |
|
|
|
|
0.74a |
1 |
.96 |
| User |
5 |
19.2 |
22 |
21.6 |
|
|
|
| General practitioner |
4 |
15.4 |
16 |
15.7 |
|
|
|
| Specialist |
6 |
23.1 |
26 |
25.5 |
|
|
|
| Emergency/casualty |
9 |
34.6 |
33 |
32.4 |
|
|
|
| Relatives or friends |
2 |
7.7 |
5 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
| Main Axis I DSM-IV diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
0.79a |
1 |
.96 |
| Major depressive episode |
11 |
42.3 |
43 |
42.2 |
|
|
|
| PAD |
2 |
7.7 |
9 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
| Generalized anxiety disorder |
5 |
19.2 |
18 |
17.6 |
|
|
|
| Suicide risk |
2 |
7.7 |
5 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
| Adjustment disorder |
6 |
23.1 |
27 |
26.5 |
|
|
|
| Medication |
|
|
|
|
2.4a |
1 |
.65 |
| None |
15 |
57.7 |
44 |
43.1 |
|
|
|
| BDZ |
2 |
7.7 |
6 |
5.9 |
|
|
|
| SSRI |
5 |
19.2 |
24 |
23.5 |
|
|
|
| SSRI + BDZ |
4 |
15.4 |
23 |
22.5 |
|
|
|
| Other |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
| Life events |
|
|
|
|
3.8a |
1 |
.41 |
| Family problems |
5 |
19.2 |
17 |
16.7 |
|
|
|
| Relational problems |
9 |
34.6 |
34 |
33.3 |
|
|
|
| Professional problems |
2 |
7.7 |
19 |
18.6 |
|
|
|
| Other psychosocial problems |
3 |
11.5 |
4 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
Others
|
7
|
26.9
|
28
|
27.5
|
|
|
|
|
Note. PAD = panic attack disorder; BDZ = benzodiazepine; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
a Corrected by Fisher's exact test.
