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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2012 Sep;38(5):498–504. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2012.694530

TABLE 3.

Client characteristics significantly associated with depression and/or anxiety.

Characteristic Depression and/or anxiety
(n = 142; 72.8%), n (%)
Neither depression nor anxiety
(n = 51; 26.2%), n (%)
p-Value
Female 71 (50.0%) 13 (25.5%) .03
Chronic medical condition 73 (52.5%) 15 (30.0%) .01
Hospitalizations (lifetime) 4.4 (8.3) 1.8 (2.3) .03
Days with medical problems (past 30 days) 7.7 (11.1) 1.3 (4.4) <.01
Days with employment problems (past 30 days) 14.5 (14.3) 7.4 (12.0) <.01
At least 1 year of regular drug use
    Any opioids 46 (32.4%) 9 (17.6%) .05
    Cocaine 46 (32.4%) 8 (15.7%) .03
    Sedatives 17 (12.0%) 1 (2.0%) .05
Voices or hallucinations (lifetime) 36 (25.5%) 2 (3.9%) <.01
Trouble concentrating or remembering (lifetime) 86 (60.6%) 4 (7.8%) <.01
Violent temper (lifetime) 56 (39.4%) 5 (9.8%) <.01
Psychological medication (lifetime) 81 (57.0%) 3 (6.0%) <.01
Suicidal thoughts (lifetime) 73 (52.1%) 2 (3.9%) <.01
Suicide attempt (lifetime) 36 (25.9%) 0 <.01