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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 27.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;195(4):301–307. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.059485

Table 1.

Prevalence estimates for men and women

Men, % (n = 1011) Women, % (n = 1759)
Subthreshold disorder One full disorder More than one full disorder Subthreshold disorder One full disorder More than one full disorder
Panic disorder 7.8 1.0 14.7 3.9
Generalised anxiety disorder 5.9 0.9 13.1 3.0
Phobiasa 10.7 2.2 18.5 12.4
Obsessive–compulsive disorder 4.0 1.5 7.1 2.4
Post-traumatic stress disorder 7.2 0.7 9.5 2.8
a

Includes agoraphobia and social and specific phobias, subthreshold not defined.

Gender differences were significant (P<0.006) for all disorders.