Table 1 Personal and anamnestic characteristics of samples.
Samples | Mean Age ± SD | Familiarity Mood disorders | Antipsychotics | SSRIs | Stabilisers | Tricyclic drugs | Drug-free | Years of Illness (mean ± SD) | Years of care (mean ± SD) | Comorbidity Panic Disorder | Comorbidity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Comorbidity Eating Disorder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. BP (N = 17) | 37.2 ± 8.0 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14.8 ± 5.7 | 5.9 ± 2.9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
2. MDD (N = 14) | 34.4 ± 8.5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8.9 ± 4.5 | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
3. Controls (N = 16) | 37.1 ± 8.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Â | F = 0.55, (2,44,46 DF) | X2 = 2.3 | X2 = 17.9 | X2 = 0.7 | X2 = 8.0 | X2 = 0.1 | X2 = 2.4 | F = 9.9 | F = 9.3 | X2 = 0.1 | X2 = 0.1 | X2 = 0.1 |
| Â | P = 0.58 | NS | P < 0.0001 | NS | P < 0.01 | NS | NS | P < 0.01 (1,29,30 DF) | P < 0.01 (1,29,30 DF) | NS | NS | NS |