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Table 3 Total and by gender prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and median GHQ-12 scores (bimodal scoring) of respondents interviewed with CIS-R and further clinical interviews

From: Using the GHQ-12 to screen for mental health problems among primary care patients: psychometrics and practical considerations

ICD-10 diagnoses

Men

Women

Total

GHQ-12

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Median (IQR)

Mild depressive episode

7 (1.0)

29 (4.3)

36 (5.3)

2 (3)

Moderate depressive episode

1 (0.1)

11 (1.6)

12 (1.8)

7 (4)

Severe depressive episode

1 (0.1)

4 (0.6)

5 (0.7)

10 (7)

Mixed anxiety and depression

31 (4.6)

71 (10.5)

102 (15.1)

3 (3)

General anxiety disorder

7 (1.0)

18 (2.7)

25 (3.7)

6 (2)

Panic disorder

5 (0.7)

15 (2.2)

20 (3.0)

5 (6)

Social phobia

7 (1.0)

13 (1.0)

20 (3.0)

2 (1)

Agoraphobia

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

2 (0)

Specific isolated phobia

2 (0.3)

6 (0.9)

8 (1.2)

3.5 (2)

Obsessive compulsive disorder

0 (0.0)

3 (0.4)

3 (0.4)

5 (0)

Diagnosis of other disorders

15 (2.2)

54 (8.0)

69 (10.2)

2 (3)