Table 2. Psychiatric co-morbdity and gender diferences in compulsive buyers.
| Males (n = 20) | Females (n = 151) | χ2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric Comorbity | n | % | n | % | ||
| Major Depressive Episode | 11 | 55 | 80 | 53 | 0.029 | 0.865 |
| Dysthmia | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8.6 | 0.689d | |
| Suicidal Risk | 9 | 45 | 59 | 39.8 | 0.259 | 0.611 |
| a. mild | 5 | 25 | 45 | 29.8 | 0.197 | 0.657 |
| b.moderate | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.395d | |
| c.severe | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9.9 | 0.447d | |
| Panic Disorder | 3 | 15 | 40 | 30.5 | 0.742d | |
| Agoraphobia | 2 | 10 | 41 | 27.2 | 2.760 | 0.097 |
| Social Phobia | 4 | 20 | 36 | 23.8 | 1.000d | |
| PTSDa | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0.601d | |
| GADb | 11 | 55 | 84 | 55.6 | 0.003 | 0.958 |
| OCDc | 5 | 25 | 22 | 14.6 | 0.323d | |
| Internet Addiction | 6 | 30 | 28 | 18.5 | 0.239d | |
| Sexual Addiction | 8 | 40 | 6 | 4 | <0.001** | |
| Bulimia Nervosa | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8.6 | 1.000d | |
| Binge Eating Disorder | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13.2 | 0.490d | |
| Kleptomania | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.000d | |
| Intermittment Explosive Disorder | 4 | 20 | 8 | 5.3 | 0.037d* | |
| Excoriation Disorder | 3 | 15 | 24 | 15.9 | 1.000d | |
| Trichotillomania | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.588d | |
a PTSD—Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
b GAD—Generalzed Anxiety Disorder
c OCD—Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
dFishers Exact test was used as expected cell counts were less than 5
*p < .05
**p < .001