Table 3.
Demographic and clinical differences between DSM-IV generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) cases that do and do not meet the proposed DSM-5 associated symptom criterion in a child anxiety treatment-seeking sample (N = 239)
| DSM-IV GAD cases (N = 239) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases meeting proposed DSM-5 associated symptoms criterion (n = 213) |
Cases not meeting proposed DSM-5 associated symptoms criterion (n = 26) |
Significance test | |||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Child Gender | χ2(1, N =239) = 0.52, p=.47 | ||||
| Male | 106 | 49.8 | 11 | 42.3 | |
| Female | 107 | 50.2 | 15 | 57.7 | |
| Child Race/Ethnicity | χ2(1, N =239) = 0.74, p=.39 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic Caucasian | 171 | 80.3 | 19 | 73.1 | |
| Minority | 42 | 19.7 | 7 | 26.9 | |
| Parent Marital Status | χ2(1, N =239)= 0.57, p=.45 | ||||
| Married/Cohabitating | 176 | 82.6 | 23 | 88.5 | |
| No longer/ never married | 37 | 17.4 | 3 | 11.5 | |
| M | SD | M | SD | ||
| Child Age | 12.3 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 3.4 | t (237)=1.05 ; p=.30 |
| Poverty Index Ratio | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | t (237)=1.56 ; p=.12 |
| Total # of clinical diagnoses | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | t (237)=0.44 ; p=.66 |
| GAD CSR | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | t (237)=0.19; p=.85 |
| CBCL-Internalizing | 70.5 | 7.7 | 71.8 | 6.3 | t (237)=0.83; p=.41 |
| CBCL-Anxious/Depressed | 74.1 | 9.4 | 74.7 | 7.3 | t (237)=0.32; p=.75 |
| CBCL-Social Problems | 59.6 | 8.0 | 59.8 | 6.2 | t (237)=0.12; p=.90 |
| CBCL-Somatic | 65.4 | 9.5 | 63.3 | 9.3 | t (237)=1.07; p=.29 |
| CBCL-Total Problems | 64.3 | 7.7 | 65.4 | 6.1 | t(237)=0.70; p=.48 |
Note: CSR = clinical severity rating; CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory