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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cephalalgia. 2010 Mar 26;30(6):722–734. doi: 10.1177/0333102410363766

Table 3.

Conditional 12-month prevalence and comorbidity of DSM-IV mental disorders with frequent or severe headaches among employed or self-employed Part II NCS-R respondents (n = 3955)

Prevalence of mental disorder among respondents with frequent or severe headaches Comparisons to respondents without frequent or severe headaches1
Migraines Other headaches Migraines Other headaches
% (se) % (se) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)


Anxiety
    Generalized anxiety disorder 10.4 (2.3) 8.9 (1.3) 3.0* (1.7,5.6) 2.9* (2.0,4.2)
    Panic disorder or agoraphobia 8.1 (2.2) 7.2 (1.5) 3.5* (1.8,6.8) 3.1* (2.0,4.8)
    Social phobia 13.0 (1.7) 9.5 (1.5) 2.4* (1.8,3.3) 1.8* (1.2,2.6)
    Specific phobia 19.6 (2.0) 13.4 (2.1) 2.9* (2.2,3.9) 1.9* (1.3,2.8)
    Posttraumatic stress disorder 12.4 (2.1) 6.4 (1.3) 3.7* (2.3,5.8) 1.8* (1.2,2.9)
    Any anxiety 38.7 (2.8) 29.0 (2.7) 3.0* (2.3,3.8) 2.0* (1.6,2.6)
Mood
    Depression or dysthymia 17.8 (2.2) 16.9 (2.1) 2.4* (1.6,3.6) 2.5* (1.8,3.5)
    Bipolar I, II, or sub 6.7 (1.8) 6.7 (1.3) 2.8* (1.6,4.8) 2.5* (1.6,3.9)
    Any mood 22.4 (2.7) 21.5 (3.0) 2.5* (1.7,3.7) 2.5* (1.8,3.6)
Externalizing
    Intermittent explosive disorder 7.1 (2.1) 9.7 (1.5) 1.8 (0.9,3.8) 2.3* (1.4,3.6)
    Other externalizing disorders2 2.5 (0.7) 3.9 (1.0) 2.4* (1.3,4.4) 3.2* (1.9,5.2)
    Any impulse disorder 9.0 (2.2) 11.9 (1.6) 1.9* (1.1,3.5) 2.3* (1.6,3.4)
Substance
    Alcohol abuse 5.2 (1.7) 4.5 (1.2) 1.7 (0.8,3.4) 1.3 (0.7,2.2)
    Alcohol dependence 1.6 (0.9) 2.5 (0.8) 1.1 (0.3,3.9) 1.7 (0.9,3.0)
    Drug abuse 2.2 (1.0) 2.9 (1.3) 2.0 (0.7,5.5) 2.1 (0.8,5.7)
    Drug dependence 1.1 (0.6) 1.5 (0.8) 3.1 (0.9,10.7) 3.3 (0.9,11.6)
    Any substance 6.9 (2.1) 5.5 (1.5) 1.8 (0.9,3.7) 1.3 (0.7,2.3)
*

Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test

1

Based on a separate multivariate logistic regression equation for each comorbid disorder predicted by socio-demographic variables and the dummy predictors for migraines and other headaches.

2

Other externalizing disorders include conduct disorder, oppositional-defiant disorder, pathological gambling disorders, and eating disorders.