title: 12-month prevalence of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in the Swedish general population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study examined the prevalence of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia according to DSM-IV criteria in the Swedish general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained by means of a postal survey administrated to 1000 randomly selected adults. The panic disorder module of the World Health Organization's Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was included in the survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  12-month prevalence was estimated at 2.2 % (CI 95 % 1.02 % - 3.38 %). There was a significant sex difference, with a greater prevalence for women (5.6 %) compared to men (1 %).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Swedish panic disorder prevalence is relatively consistent with findings in most other parts of the western world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carlbring
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ekselius
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology