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Table 3 Lifetime Axis I disorders and mental distress at follow-up between abstainers and relapsers.

From: Impact of comorbid psychiatric disorders on the outcome of substance abusers: a six year prospective follow-up in two Norwegian counties

Axis I disorders

Abstainers N = 48

Relapsers N = 112

p-value

Any Axis I disorder, %

83

94

0.03

Affective disorders, %

55

67

0.15

   Major depression, %

34

51

0.05

   Dysthymia, %

30

39

0.28

All anxiety disorders, %

75

84

0.19

   *Agoraphobia, %

33

50

0.05

   Social phobia, %

40

51

0.20

   Simple phobia, %

40

48

0.39

   Post traumatic stress disorder, %

21

22

0.89

   Somatization disorder, %

28

28

0.99

Number of Axis I disorders, mean (SD)

2.8 (2.0)

3.9 (2.7)

0.01

Mental distress, HSCL-25, mean (SD)

T2

1.52 (0.5)

2.17 (0.5)

0.001

  1. *Agoraphobia with and without panic attack