12-month prevalence of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in the Swedish general population.
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.
Carlbring
Per
P
Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, Sweden.
Gustafsson
Henrik
H
Ekselius
Lisa
L
Andersson
Gerhard
G
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