Table 2 Frequency of psychiatric and psychosomatic diagnoses at baseline and follow-up, compared using the McNemar test. Frequency of maintenance and development of diagnoses between baseline and follow-up is also outlined
Baseline | Maintained | Developed | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatric diagnoses | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p |
Current major depression | 2 (3.03%) | 1 (1.5%) | 4 (6.06%) | 5 (7.6%) | .375 |
Current minor depression | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (15.15%) | 10 (15.15%) | . |
Current panic disorder | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.03%) | 2 (3.03%) | 1 |
Agoraphobia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.5%) | 3 (4.5%) | . |
Social Anxiety | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (7.6%) | 5 (7.6%) | . |
Generalized anxiety disorder | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (12.12%) | 8 (12.12%) | . |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (6.06%) | 4 (6.06%) | . |
Bulimia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | . |
Binge Eating Disorder | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.03%) | 2 (3.03%) | . |
Anorexia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | . |
Somatic Symptoms disorder | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (7.6%) | 5 (7.6%) | .219 |
Illness Anxiety | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (7.6%) | 5 (7.6%) | .219 |
Psychosomatic syndromes | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p |
Allostatic overload | 18 (27.3%) | 13 (19.7%) | 12 (18.2%) | 25 (37.9%) | .143 |
Alexithymia | 17 (25.7%) | 5 (7.6%) | 19 (28.8%) | 24 (36.3%) | .281 |
Health Anxiety | 3 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | .625 |
Type A behavior | 19 (28.8%) | 11 (16.7%) | 6 (9.1%) | 17 (25.7%) | .791 |
Disease phobia | 2 (3.03%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | . |
Hypochondriasis | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.03%) | 2 (3.03%) | 1 |
Thanatophobia | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | . |
Illness denial | 2 (3.03%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 |
Persistent somatization | 4 (6.06%) | 1 (1.5%) | 15 (22.7%) | 16 (24.24%) | .008** |
Demoralization | 9 (13.6%) | 5 (7.6%) | 9 (13.6%) | 14 (21.2%) | .267 |
Demoralization with hopelessness | 2 (3.03%) | 1 (1.5%) | 4 (6.1%) | 5 (7.6%) | .375 |
Irritable mood | 8 (12.1%) | 2 (3.03%) | 4 (6.1%) | 6 (9.1%) | .754 |
Conversion symptoms | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (7.6%) | 5 (7.6%) | . |
Functional somatic symptoms secondary to a psychiatric disorder | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | . |
Anniversary reaction | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.03%) | 2 (3.03%) | 1 |