Table 1.
Characteristics between patients with and without hazardous/harmful alcohol use at the start of psychological treatment.
| No hazardous use | Hazardous use of alcohol | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 226 | 98 | 24 | ||
| Age | 324 | 35.7 (12.2) | 33.4 (11.9) | 35.0 (12.2) | 0.0851 |
| Gender | 324 | 0.0942 | |||
| Woman | 164 (72.6%) | 62 (63.3%) | 226 (69.8%) | ||
| Man | 62 (27.4%) | 36 (36.7%) | 98 (30.2%) | ||
| Marital status | 321 | 0.132 | |||
| Married or co-habiting | 117 (52.0%) | 41 (42.7%) | 158 (49.2%) | ||
| Single | 108 (48.0%) | 55 (57.3%) | 163 (50.8%) | ||
| Children | 319 | 0.132 | |||
| No | 94 (42.3%) | 50 (51.5%) | 144 (45.1%) | ||
| Yes | 128 (57.7%) | 47 (48.5%) | 175 (54.9%) | ||
| Highest level of education | 300 | 0.0772 | |||
| Elementary school | 35 (16.7%) | 21 (22.1%) | 56 (18.7%) | ||
| Upper secondary | 103 (49.0%) | 49 (51.6%) | 152 (50.7%) | ||
| College/University | 72 (34.3%) | 20 (21.7%) | 92 (30.6%) | ||
| Main diagnosis | 286 | 0.0282 | |||
| Depression F32-34.* | 47 (23.7%) | 18 (20.5%) | 65 (22.7%) | ||
| Anxiety F40-44.* | 90 (45.5%) | 40 (45.5%) | 130 (45.5%) | ||
| Bipolar F30-31.* | 14 (7.1%) | 3 (3.4%) | 17 (5.9%) | ||
| Personality disorders F60.* | 15 (7.6%) | 10 (11.4%) | 25 (8.7%) | ||
| Hyperactivity disorders F90.* | 26 (13.1%) | 11 (12.5%) | 37 (12.9%) | ||
| Alcohol and opioid dependence F10.2.* and F11.2.* | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (5.7%) | 5 (1.7%) | ||
| Psychotic states F20.* and F23.* | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (1.1%) | 3 (1.0%) | ||
| Other | 4 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.4%) | ||
| Prior psychological treatment | 314 | 0.862 | |||
| No prior psychological treatment | 37 (16.9%) | 14 (14.7%) | 51 (16.2%) | ||
| Therapy shorter than one year | 80 (36.5%) | 37 (38.9%) | 117 (37.3%) | ||
| Therapy longer than one year | 102 (46.6%) | 44 (46.4%) | 146 (46.5%) | ||
| Previous admission to hospital or treatment home due to mental illness | 309 | 0.602 | |||
| Not previously hospitalized | 143 (65.8%) | 56 (60.9%) | 199 (64.4%) | ||
| On one occasion | 37 (17.1%) | 20 (21.7%) | 57 (18.4%) | ||
| On several occasions | 37 (17.1%) | 16 (17.4%) | 53 (17.2%) | ||
| Ongoing pharmacological treatment | 321 | 0.0792 | |||
| No medication | 49 (21.9%) | 22 (22.7%) | 71 (22.1%) | ||
| Medicine in one category | 113 (50%) | 37 (37.8%) | 150 (46.3%) | ||
| Medicine in two or more categories | 62 (27.4%) | 38 (38.8%) | 100 (30.9%) | ||
| Current regular use of medications for mental disorders** | 351 | ||||
| Anxiolytics/sedatives/hypnotics | 82 (36.6%) | 43 (44.3%) | 125 (38.9%) | 0.191 | |
| Antidepressant/mood stabilizer | 140 (62.5%) | 63 (64.9%) | 203 (63.2%) | 0.681 | |
| ADHD*** medication | 15 (6.7%) | 6 (6.2%) | 21 (6.5%) | 0.871 | |
| Analgetics | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.1%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0.0311 |
Data were obtained at pre-treatment. Tests used: 1Wilcoxon test; 2Pearson’s X2 test. * F32-35.* etc. diagnosis codes in International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10). ** A patient may use several different types of medications. *** ADHD: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.