Table 4.

Prevalence of Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Lesbian and Bisexual Women by Severity of Lifetime Drug Use (n = 2011)^a

Characteristic, %	Total	High-risk use	Moderate-risk use	Low-risk use
Labels self as alcoholic	11.3	46.5*	8.8*	3.9
CES-D ≥ 16	33.5	44.3*	30.4	31.5
Indicators of life problems, past yearb
Used drugs to feel better	12.2	27.7*	20.7*	7.6
Used alcohol to feel better	16.0	25.2*	28.1*	12.2
Emotional problems	45.8	58.8*	49.8*	42.3
Problems controlling one’s anger	24.1	33.5*	24.9	21.9
Thoughts of harming others	6.7	12.0*	7.8*	5.3
Thoughts of killing oneself	12.1	21.5*	14.3*	9.7
Thoughts of getting professional help	44.5	57.2*	51.2*	40.6
Received professional help for a drug or alcohol problem
In one’s lifetime	8.4	41.5*	3.7	1.8
In the past year	1.3	7.1*	1.4*	0.1
Ever received help from a self-help program for a drug or alcohol problem	12.4	56.9*	7.4*	3.3
Ever wanted but had not received professional help for drugs or alcohol	4.4	16.3*	3.7	1.8

^aDifferences estimated by multiple logistic regression predicting life problems and help-seeking behaviors. Models adjust for confounding by demographic factors (place of residence, sexual orientation identification, age, race/ethnicity, family economic status during childhood, educational attainment, annual personal income, employment status, and relationship status). Referent is Low-risk use.

^*p < 0.05.

^bReported to have occurred at least sometimes in the prior year.