Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria

Table 1

Prevalence rates of lifetime DSM Axis I psychiatric comorbidities in patients.

	Total (83)		Male-to-female		Female-to-male
		%		%		%
Major depressive disorder	28	33.7	17	36.2	11	30.6	0.287*	0.592
Dysthymic disorder	6	7.2	3	6.4	3	8.3	0.116*	0.734
Minor depressive disorder	5	6	3	6.4	2	5.6	0.025**	1.000
Bipolar I disorder	1	1.2	1	2.1	—	—	0.775**	1.000
Bipolar II disorder	1	1.2	1	2.1	—	—	0.775**	1.000
Mood disorder (total)	36	43.4	23	48.9	13	36.1	1.365*	0.243
Specific phobia	17	20.5	8	17	9	25.0	0.797*	0.372
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	5	6	4	8.5	1	2.8	1.183**	0.382
Generalized anxiety disorder	5	6	3	6.4	2	5.6	0.025**	1.000
Social phobia	4	4.8	2	4.3	2	5.6	0.075**	1.000
Panic disorder without agoraphobia	4	4.8	2	4.3	2	5.6	0.075**	1.000
Posttraumatic stress disorder	2	2.4	2	4.3	—	—	1.570**	0.503
Anxiety disorder (total)	30	36.1	18	38.8	12	33.3	0.218*	0.641
Adjustment disorder	13	15.7	6	12.8	7	19.4	0.688*	0.407
Alcohol abuse	4	4.8	1	2.1	3	8.3	1.711**	0.312
Nicotine dependence	3	3.6	1	2.1	2	5.6	0.688**	0.576
Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic abuse	2	2.4	1	2.1	1	8	0.037**	1.000
Cannabis abuse	1	1.2	1	2.1	—	—	0.775**	1.000
Amphetamine abuse	1	1.2	1	2.1	—	—	0.775**	1.000
Substance use disorder (total)	7	8.4	3	6.4	4	11.1	0.590*	0.442
Axis I psychiatric disorder (total)	52	62.7	31	66	21	68.3	0.506*	0.477

*Chi square **Fisher’s exact test.