Table 2 Substance use patterns and psychiatric diagnoses of young adults ages 18–25 seeking outpatient mental health treatment by hazardous drinking status
From: Hazardous drinking among young adults seeking outpatient mental health services
Variable | Hazardous drinking in the prior 12 months Total N = 487 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No hazardous drinking N = 232 (47.6 %) | ≥1 days of hazardous drinking N = 255 (52.3 %) | p value | |||
Mean or % | SD | Mean or % | SD | ||
Alcohol use (%) | |||||
Lifetime | 69.4 | 100 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior year | 59.1 | 98.8 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior month | 37.9 | 87.8 | <0.0001 | ||
Usual quantity of drinks consumed per occasion | 0.9 | ±1.1 | 3.1 | ±1.9 | <0.0001 |
Number of days alcohol was consumed in prior 30 days | 2.2 | ±4.5 | 6.4 | ±6.5 | <0.0001 |
Tobacco use (%) | |||||
Lifetime | 38.8 | 65.9 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior year | 22.4 | 51.0 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior month | 21.1 | 38.8 | <0.0001 | ||
Marijuana use (%) | |||||
Lifetime | 49.6 | 82.4 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior year | 29.7 | 64.7 | <0.0001 | ||
Prior month | 16.0 | 40.0 | <0.0001 | ||
Psychiatric diagnoses at initial intake (%) | |||||
Depressive disorder | 53.9 | 56.1 | 0.6261 | ||
Anxiety disorder | 42.2 | 44.3 | 0.6448 | ||
Bipolar disorder | 11.6 | 17.3 | 0.0794 | ||
Eating disorders | 14.2 | 11.8 | 0.4193 | ||
Psychotic disorder | 16.4 | 8.24 | 0.0059 | ||
Drug use disorder (excluding tobacco and alcohol) | 5.17 | 9.41 | 0.0741 | ||
Alcohol use disorder | 3.02 | 12.9 | 0.0001 | ||
Attention deficit disorder | 7.33 | 6.67 | 0.7750 | ||
PTSD | 6.47 | 4.31 | 0.2914 | ||
Mean number of diagnoses at initial intake | 2.02 | ±1.1 | 2.36 | ±1.3 | 0.0300 |