Parameter | Value |
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Psychiatric history at enrolment, mean ± SD (range): | |
Duration of depression, years | 10.6 ± 6.0 (0 to 63) |
Age at first major depressive episode, years | 38.7 ± 15.9 (14 to 82) |
Duration of the current major depressive episode, weeks | 12.8 ± 14.5 (1 to 100) |
No. of previous depressive episodes in the last 24 months | 1.9 ± 1.1 (1 to 10) |
Duration of the last major depressive episode*, weeks | 14.3 ± 11.5 (1 to 60) |
N (%) of patients with other psychiatric comorbidities in the last 24 months: | |
Anxiety/panic disorders | 371 (72.6) |
Obsessive-compulsive disorders | 68 (13.4) |
Bipolar disorders | 20 (3.9) |
Schizophrenia | 4 (0.8) |
Drug/alcohol dependence disorders | 27 (5.3) |
Any of these psychiatric disorders | 394 (77.3) |
N (%) of patients with functional syndromes at enrolment: | |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 84 (16.6) |
Chronic fatigue syndrome | 86 (17.1) |
Atypical chest pain | 57 (11.2) |
Irritable bladder | 46 (9.1) |
Fibromyalgia | 50 (9.9) |
Chronic pelvic pain | 22 (4.3) |
Any of these functional syndromes | 182 (35.9) |
Pain summary at enrolment, N (%) of patients: | |
No/mild pain | 167 (34.9) |
Significant pain with medical disorder known to cause pain | 97 (20.3) |
Significant pain with medical disorder not associated with pain or without comorbidity | 215 (44.9) |