Dropout patients (n = 26) Control patients (n = 102) Test Characteristics n % n % 2 df p Gender 4.4 1 .04     Male 1 4.3 22 95.7     Female 25 23.8 80 76.2 Marital status 1.6a 1 .66     Never married 16 61.5 57 55.9     Married 5 19.2 30 29.4     Separated–divorced 4 15.4 10 9.8     Widowed 1 3.8 5 4.9 Occupation 8.8a 1 .04     Paid employment 10 38.5 54 52.9     Unemployed 0 0 12 11.8     Student 12 46.2 26 25.5     Housewife 4 15.4 7 6.9     Retired 0 0 3 2.9 Referred by 0.74a 1 .96     User 5 19.2 22 21.6     General practitioner 4 15.4 16 15.7     Specialist 6 23.1 26 25.5     Emergency/casualty 9 34.6 33 32.4     Relatives or friends 2 7.7 5 4.9 Main Axis I DSM-IV diagnosis 0.79a 1 .96     Major depressive episode 11 42.3 43 42.2     PAD 2 7.7 9 8.8     Generalized anxiety disorder 5 19.2 18 17.6     Suicide risk 2 7.7 5 4.9     Adjustment disorder 6 23.1 27 26.5     Medication 2.4a 1 .65     None 15 57.7 44 43.1     BDZ 2 7.7 6 5.9     SSRI 5 19.2 24 23.5     SSRI + BDZ 4 15.4 23 22.5     Other 0 0 5 4.9 Life events 3.8a 1 .41     Family problems 5 19.2 17 16.7     Relational problems 9 34.6 34 33.3     Professional problems 2 7.7 19 18.6     Other psychosocial problems 3 11.5 4 3.9     Others 7 26.9 28 27.5

Note. PAD = panic attack disorder; BDZ = benzodiazepine; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

^a Corrected by Fisher's exact test.