TABLE 2.

Absolute and relative frequencies of the perceived changes in mental health and the increased need for therapeutic support.

		Perceived changes in mental health										Increased need for therapeutic support?
		Considerably improved		Slightly improved		Same		Slightly worsened		Considerably worsened		Yes		No
	n	f	%	f	%	f	%	f	%	f	%	f	%	f	%
Total sample	1207	92	7.62	212	17.56	304	25.19	407	33.72	192	15.91	444	36.80	763	63.20
GAD	135	8	5.93	26	19.26	24	17.78	54	40.00	23	17.04	61	45.20	74	54.80
PA	83	5	6.02	18	21.69	15	18.07	25	30.12	20	24.10	30	36.10	53	63.90
IA	30	2	6.67	1	3.33	6	20.00	15	50.00	6	20.00	12	40.00	18	60.00
SAD	86	7	8.14	17	19.77	26	30.23	29	33.72	7	8.14	24	27.90	62	72.10
DP	586	48	8.19	113	19.28	88	15.02	218	37.20	119	20.31	269	45.90	317	54.10
OCD	47	5	10.64	10	21.28	15	31.91	13	27.66	4	8.51	16	34.00	31	66.00
BDD	16	0	0	3	18.75	6	37.50	6	37.50	1	6.25	4	25.00	12	75.00
ED	62	4	6.45	13	20.97	6	9.68	28	45.16	11	17.74	23	37.10	39	62.90
SP	6	0	0	1	16.67	4	66.67	1	16.67	0	0	1	16.70	5	83.30
other	156	13	8.33	10	6.41	114	73.08	18	11.54	1	0.64	4	2.60	152	97.40

n, sample size; f, absolute frequencies; %, relative frequencies; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; PA, panic disorder and agoraphobia; IA, illness anxiety; SAD, social anxiety disorder; DP, depression; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; BDD, body dysmorphic disorder; ED, eating disorders; SP, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; other, other non-specified mental disorder; HC, healthy controls.