Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data of the subjects
| Fifteen patients |
Fifteen controls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | P | |
| Age (years) | 33.7 | 9.5 | 29.3 | 5.6 | >0.05 |
| Education level (years) | 14.2 | 2.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | >0.05 |
| Montgomery and Asberg's Depression Rating Scale | 28.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Beck's Depression Inventory | 18.4 | 4.4 | 1.75 | 3.4 | <0.001 |
| Episode length (months) | 4.3 | 4.7 | |||
| Number of episodes | 3.1 | 2.6 | |||
| Age at the first episode (years) | 23.7 | 5.7 | |||
| Disorder length (years) | 9.7 | 11.4 | |||
Note: Patients were hospitalized due to suicidal thoughts (7), suicidal attempt (3), severe functional impairment (3), comorbid panic attacks (1), or somatic complaints (1).