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Gender differences in the rate of comorbid axis I disorders in depressed outpatients
Author(s) -
Carter Janet D.,
Joyce Peter R.,
Mulder Roger T.,
Luty Suzanne E.,
Sullivan Patrick F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6394(1999)9:2<49::aid-da1>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - comorbidity , agoraphobia , panic disorder , depression (economics) , anxiety , psychiatry , psychology , population , specific phobia , bulimia nervosa , anxiety disorder , clinical psychology , eating disorders , panic , medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
We examined gender differences in comorbid Axis I disorders in 236 outpatients with major depression. Axis I comorbidity, age of onset of depression and comorbid disorder were assessed with the SCID‐P. Depression severity was assessed with the HAM‐17. The results indicated that males had a higher rate of comorbid substance abuse/dependence, while females had a higher rate of comorbid bulimia nervosa. These results are consistent with previous research, with the marked exception that females did not have higher rates of anxiety disorders in general, and in particular, panic disorder, simple and social phobia, obsessive‐compulsive disorder and agoraphobia. It is concluded that the female predominance in anxiety disorders found in general population studies may be due to comorbidity with depression. Depression and Anxiety 9:49–53, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc