TABLE 6.

Diagnostic criteria for pathological procrastination (PDC 4/6) and their fulfillment frequency.

Diagnostic criteria		Met
		n	%
During the last 6 months:
(A) On at least half of the days, very important tasks were delayed past the adequate point in time, even though there was sufficient time to complete them.		386	39
(B) Procrastination interfered strongly with reaching personal goals.		158	16
(C) In addition, at least two of the following four criteria are met:		.
(C1) More than half of the time available for completing important tasks was wasted procrastinating.		277	28
(C2) At least half of the plans to be completed were finished only under great time pressor or not at all, because of procrastination.		277	28
(C3) At least five bodily or psychological complaints have been experienced due to procrastination:		257	26
(a) Bodily complaints Muscle aches Sleep disorder Cardiovascular problems Stomach or digestion problems	(b) Psychological complaints Feeling of unrest Feeling of pressure Feeling of helplessness Inner tension Anxiety
(C4) At least a quarter of the performance potential was impaired due to procrastination.		208	21
(D)1 The problems are not better explained by a different axis-I- or axis-II-disorder.
A and B met		135	14
At least two out of C met		305	31
A and B and at least two out of C met		116	12

n = 990.

¹Criterion D is to be judged person related by a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist.