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. 2018 Feb 14;7(1):31–43. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.13

Table 2.

Differences in prevalence rates of diagnoses between addicted and problematic users as well as healthy controls

Total (N = 207) Addicted (n = 93) Problematic (n = 35) Healthy controls (n = 79) p
ADHD (LT) 5.1 13.8 0 0 <.001f**
ADHD (C) 6.1 11.5 0 0 <.001f**
Affective disorder(LT) 21.7 35.5 17.1 7.6 <.001c**
Affective disorder (C) 5.3 10.8 0 1.3 .008f*
Depressive disorder (LT) 20.8 34.4 17.1 5.3 <.001c**
Depressive disorder (C) 4.3 9.7 0 0 .003f*
Anxiety disorder (LT) 14.5 21.5 8.6 8.9 .035c
Anxiety disorder (C) 9.2 16.1 5.7 2.5 .005f*
Generalized anxiety disorder (LT) 3.9 5.6 0 3.8 .452
Generalized anxiety disorder (C) 2.5 4.4 0 1.3 .655
PTSD (LT) 1.5 3.3 0 0 .073
PTSD (C) 1.0 2.2 0 0 .032
Specific phobia (LT) 3.4 4.4 5.7 1.3 .559
Specific phobia (C) 3.0 4.4 5.7 0 .050
Social phobia (LT) 3.4 6.5 0 1.3 .105f
Social phobia (C) 2.9 5.4 0 1.3 .185f
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (LT) 2.4 5.4 0 0 .075f
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (C) 2.4 5.4 0 0 .075f
Eating disorder (LT) 2.9 4.3 2.9 1.3 .556f
Eating disorder (C) 1.4 3.2 0 0 .292f
Substance use disorders without nicotine (LT) 12.6 18.3 11.4 6.3 .060f
Substance use disorders without nicotine (C) 3.9 4.3 5.7 2.5 .635f
Substance use disorders with nicotine (LT) 20.3 25.8 17.1 15.2 .198c
Substance use disorders with nicotine (C) 14.0 18.3 8.6 11.4 .306f
Cluster A 1.9 3.2 0 1.3 .663f
Cluster B 4.8 7.5 8.6 0 .013f*
Cluster C 7.2 9.7 5.1 5.7 .525f

Note. Rates in %. f: Fisher’s exact test; c: χ2 test; LT: lifetime; C: current corrected by Bonferroni–Holm for multiple comparisons of lifetime and current diagnoses as well as personality disorders. ADHD: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder.

*p ≤ .05 and **p ≤ .01 after correction by Bonferroni–Holm for multiple comparisons.