Table 4.

Lack of significant associations between mental health indices and two post-discharge intoxication measures for 804 dual diagnosis patients using ANCOVA

Characteristics Before Program Admission	Proportion with Weekly Intoxication after	F	p	Mean days of intoxication per month before after		F	P
Variables associated with mental health disorders
On prescribed meds for psychiatric problems
Yes (n = 478)	.17	1.961	.162	16.05	2.42	2.743	.098
No (n =317)	.10			16.02	1.78
Major anxiety/tension
Yes (n= 663)	.16	5.883	.016	16.15	2.44	0.420	.517
No (n = 136)	.10			15.35	1.02
Major depression
Yes (n = 592)	.16	0.277	.599	16.47	2.43	0.006	.793
No (n = 207)	.14			14.72	1.54
Violence control difficult
Yes (n = 162)	.14	2.425	.120	16.40	2.34	.179	.186
No (n = 636)	.15			15.91	2.17
Concentration or Memory difficulties
Yes (n = 412)	.16	.475	.491	16.30	2.08	.430	.512
No (n = 387)	.14			15.76	2.32
Hallucinations
Yes (n = 54)	.14	.813	.367	14.61	1.83	.234	.629
No (n = 745)	.15			16.15	2.23
Serious suicide thoughts
Yes (n = 147)	.11	1.382	.240	16.00	2.15	.029	.865
No (n = 653)	.16			16.04	2.21
Suicide attempts
Yes (n = 47)	.15	.004	.953	14.94	1.12	1.75	.186
No (n = 752)	.15			16.11	2.25
Totals N =804	.15			16.06	2.24