Table 1.
Sample characteristics among Veterans, stratified by SUD co-morbidity.
| Sample Characteristic | Overall N = 396,387 |
PTSD-only n = 301,872 |
PTSD-SUD n = 94,515 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age category | ||||||
| 18 – 29 | 46,436 | 12 | 34,551 | 11 | 11,885 | 13 |
| 30 – 44 | 141,072 | 36 | 105,254 | 35 | 35,818 | 38 |
| 45 – 59 | 102,597 | 26 | 76,089 | 25 | 26,508 | 28 |
| 60+ | 106,282 | 27 | 85,978 | 28 | 20,304 | 21 |
| Sex (Female) | 63,705 | 16 | 53,979 | 18 | 9,726 | 10 |
| Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 254,746 | 64 | 195,174 | 65 | 59,572 | 63 |
| Black/African American | 97,085 | 24 | 71,882 | 24 | 25,203 | 27 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4,652 | 1.2 | 3,375 | 1.5 | 1,277 | 1.4 |
| Asian | 5,549 | 1.4 | 4,670 | 1.5 | 879 | 0.9 |
| Pacific Islander | 4,600 | 1.2 | 3,651 | 1.2 | 949 | 1.0 |
| Multiracial | 5,348 | 1.3 | 4,111 | 1.4 | 1,237 | 1.3 |
| Missing | 24,407 | 6.2 | 19,009 | 6.3 | 5,398 | 5.7 |
| Ethnicity (Latinx/Hispanic) | 40,469 | 10 | 31,317 | 10 | 9,152 | 10 |
| Co-morbid mood disorder | ||||||
| Depressive disorders | 196,238 | 50 | 139,885 | 46 | 56,353 | 60 |
| Other anxiety disorders | 158,277 | 40 | 112,166 | 37 | 46,111 | 49 |
| Co-morbid SMI | ||||||
| Bipolar disorders | 35,213 | 8.9 | 20,167 | 6.7 | 15,046 | 16 |
| Psychotic disorders | 10,211 | 2.6 | 5,231 | 1.7 | 4,980 | 5.3 |
| Service connected | 269,020 | 68 | 213,421 | 71 | 55,599 | 59 |
| MST | 56,904 | 14 | 43,842 | 15 | 13,062 | 14 |
| High suicide risk | 43,562 | 11 | 21,103 | 7.0 | 22,459 | 24 |
| Locality (Rural) | 22,304 | 5.6 | 16,805 | 5.6 | 5,499 | 5.8 |
| Facility complexity | ||||||
| 1a | 191,967 | 48 | 146,344 | 48 | 45,623 | 48 |
| 1b | 74,302 | 19 | 57,034 | 19 | 17,286 | 18 |
| 1c | 50,845 | 13 | 39,350 | 13 | 11,495 | 12 |
| 2 | 36,188 | 9.1 | 27,964 | 9.3 | 8,224 | 8.7 |
| 3 | 43,085 | 11 | 31,180 | 10 | 11,905 | 13 |
| Initiated EBP | 55,730 | 14 | 42,196 | 14 | 13,534 | 14 |
SUD, substance use disorder; SMI, serious mental illness; MST, military sexual trauma; EBP, evidence-based psychotherapy.