Table 1

Clinical background data


AUDS patients
MDE patients
p-value


n = 16
N = 16


Agea
32.1 (11.4, 19–58)
32.8 (13.0, 18–62)
0.99e

Gender (men)
6 (38%)
6 (38%)
1.00f

Neuroleptic medicationg
13 (81%)
14 (88%)
1.00f

Anti-epileptic medication
11 (62.5%)
1 (6.25%)
0.001f

Alcohol abuseb
4 (27%)c
4 (31%)d
1.00f

Drowsiness
11 (69%)
11 (69%)
1.00f

Number of subjects (%)

a Mean (SD, range)

b The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) ≥ 8

cn = 15 dn = 13

eMann-Whitney test fFisher exact test

g anti-depressive and anti-psychotic medication

AUDS: Acute Unstable Depressive Syndrome. MDE: Major Depressive Episode

Bjørk et al. BMC Psychiatry 2008 8:89   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-8-89