Table 3 Patients’ psychiatric and somatic comorbidities and prescribed psychiatric medication
Comorbidities | Danderyd (n = 101) | Liljeholmen (n = 88) | Overall (N = 189) |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatric, n (%)a | |||
 Any | 61 (60) | 31 (35) | 92 (49) |
 None | 40 (40) | 57 (65) | 97 (51) |
Anxiety and/or depression, n (%) | |||
 Anxiety | 43 (43) | 22 (25) | 65 (34) |
 Anxiety onlyb | 16 (16) | 9 (10)  | 25 (13) |
 Depressionc | 28 (28) | 9 (10)  | 37 (20) |
 Depression onlyb | 7 (7) | 4 (5) | 11 (6) |
 Both anxiety and depressiond | 17 (17)  | 4 (5)  | 21 (11) |
Other, n (%) | |||
 Any other psychiatric diagnosis | 21 (21) | 14 (16) | 35 (19) |
 Dysthymic disorder |  5 (5) |  4 (5) |  9 (5) |
 Substance-related disorders |  6 (6) |  2 (2) |  8 (4) |
 Antisocial personality disorder |  4 (4) |  3 (3) |  7 (4) |
 Eating disorder |  5 (5) |  1 (1) |  6 (3) |
 Bipolar disorder |  4 (4) |  1 (1) |  5 (3) |
 Post-traumatic stress disorder |  3 (3) |  1 (1) |  4 (2) |
Somatic comorbidity, n (%) | |||
 Any | 86 (85) | 59 (67) | 145 (77) |
 None | 15 (15) | 29 (33) | 44 (23) |
 Pain | 25 (25) | 11 (13) | 36 (19) |
 Gastrointestinal disorders | 23 (23) |  9 (10) | 32 (17) |
 Allergy | 21 (21) |  6 (7) | 27 (14) |
 Asthma | 10 (10) |  9 (10) | 19 (10) |
 Joint problems |  6 (6) |  6 (7) | 12 (6) |
 Thyroid disease |  8 (8) |  3 (3) | 11 (6) |
 Lactose intolerance |  6 (6) |  1 (1) |  7 (4) |
Prescribed psychiatric medication, n (%) | |||
 Any | 61 (60) | 47 (53) | 108 (57) |
 None | 40 (40) | 41 (47) | 81 (43) |
 Antidepressants | 37 (37) | 30 (34) | 67 (35) |
 Hypnotics | 24 (24) | 14 (16) | 38 (20) |
 Anxiolytics | 18 (18) | 19 (22) | 37 (20) |
 Antipsychotics | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 5 (3) |
 Central nervous system stimulants | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) |