TABLE 2.

Association Between Self-Reported Sexual Orientation and Psychiatric Disorders in the Past 12 Months: National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, United States, 2004–2005

	Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual, % (SE)	Heterosexual, % (SE)	OR (95% CI)
Any psychiatric disorder	56.3 (2.3)	34.6 (0.5)	2.01 (1.65, 2.44)
Any mood disorder	20.4 (1.9)	10.2 (0.2)	1.96 (1.47, 2.36)
Depression	18.0 (1.9)	8.1 (0.2)	2.03 (1.55, 2.65)
Mania or hypomania	6.6 (1.3)	3.4 (0.1)	1.66 (1.09, 2.52)
Dysthymia	2.1 (0.7)	1.2 (0.1)	1.54 (0.74, 3.18)
Any anxiety disorder	30.1 (2.2)	16.1 (0.3)	2.05 (1.64, 2.56)
GAD	8.5 (1.5)	3.7 (0.1)	2.15 (1.48, 3.13)
Social anxiety	6.6 (1.1)	2.5 (0.1)	2.15 (1.45, 3.18)
Specific phobia	13.3 (1.6)	7.4 (0.2)	1.75 (1.31, 2.35)
PTSD	13.0 (1.6)	6.4 (0.2)	2.06 (1.54, 2.75)
Panic disorder	8.2 (1.5)	2.5 (0.1)	3.15 (2.07, 4.80)
Any substance disorder	40.8 (2.4)	20.9 (0.5)	2.09 (1.69, 2.59)
Alcohol disorder	23.4 (2.4)	9.5 (0.3)	2.15 (1.62, 2.84)
Drug disorder	11.7 (1.9)	2.3 (0.1)	4.21 (2.83, 6.25)
Comorbidity, > 2 disorders (vs ≤ 2)	20.1 (2.1)	6.4 (0.2)	2.93 (2.24, 3.84)

Note. CI = confidence interval; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; OR = odds ratio; PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder. The sample size for lesbian, gay or bisexual was n = 577; for heterosexual n = 34 076. Odds ratios adjusted for gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, and income. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition.