Table 3. Summary of the rates of exclusion because of each exclusion criterion applied in in treatment studies of anxiety disorders.
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Reviews of rates of exclusion |
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| Review paper | Odlaug19 | Hoertel20 | Hoertel21 | Hoertel21 | Hoertel23 | Hoertel23 |
| Year range of studies reviewed | 1980–2010 | 1898–2004 | 1980–2009 | 1980–2009 | 1979–2007 | 1979–2007 |
| Disorder | OCD | PD | GAD | GAD | SO | SO |
| Type of treatment | Pharmacotherapy | Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy | Pharmacotherapy | Psychotherapy | Pharmacotherapy | Psychotherapy |
| Number of participants | 325 | 105a | 329a | 329a | 363a | 363a |
| Exclusion criteria |
Rates of exclusion reported in each review according to each exclusion criterion |
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| Other psychiatric disorders | ||||||
| Axis I disorder | ||||||
| MDD | 16.3% | 70.6% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 60.4% | 60.4% |
| Suicide risk | 5.9% | |||||
| Bipolar disorder | 3.1% | 58.9% | 20.0% | 42.6% | 42.6% | |
| Psychosis | 2.8% | 21.2% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Axis II disorders | ||||||
| Avoidant personality disorder | ||||||
| Antisocial personality disorder | 10.4% | |||||
| Alcohol abuse/dependence | ||||||
| Alcohol abuse/dependence | 5.2% | 61.5% | 12.9% | 16.4% | 16.4% | |
| Drug abuse/dependence | 5.2% | 61.5% | 5.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | |
| Substance abuse/dependence | 5.2% | 61.5% | ||||
| Treatments | ||||||
| Current psychotherapy | ||||||
| Recent medication changes | ||||||
| Current pharmacotherapy | ||||||
| History of treatment | ||||||
| Other specific anxiety disorders | ||||||
| Panic disorder | 36.4% | 37.6% | ||||
| Agoraphobia | ||||||
| Eating disorder | ||||||
| OCD | ||||||
| Specific and social phobia | 47.5% | |||||
| Other medical conditions | ||||||
| Major medical condition | 34.3% | 19.4% | 25.3% | |||
| Organic disorder | ||||||
| Serious comorbidity | ||||||
| Exclusion of low severity | 28.9% | |||||
| Pregnancy | 3.1% | 2.2% | ||||
| % Excluded for at least 1 exclusion criteria | 72.0% | 92.4% | 81.8% | 82.1% | 87.8% | 80.5% |
Abbreviations: GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; PD, panic disorder; SO, social phobia.
a
Percentages are out of the treatment-seeking sample.