Table 1.
Characteristics of adults seeking outpatient mental health services (N=405).
| Characteristic | M(SD)/% | n |
|---|---|---|
| Age - M(SD) | 37.7 (13.6) | |
| Female - % | 60.2 | |
| Sexuality - % | ||
| Heterosexual | 78.8 | |
| Homosexual | 13.4 | |
| Bisexual | 6.1 | |
| Something else or don’t know | 1.8 | |
| Ethnicity -% | ||
| White | 69.2 | |
| African-American | 3.6 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.5 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 10.5 | |
| Other | 6.2 | |
| Education - % | ||
| Did not complete high school | 3.2 | |
| High school diploma or GED | 19.2 | |
| AA or BA degree | 39.3 | |
| Postgraduate degree | 38.5 | |
| Employed - % | 59.3 | |
| Treatment type - % | ||
| Outpatient | 90.9 | |
| Partial hospitalization | 9.1 | |
| Health quality - % | ||
| Poor | 5.2 | |
| Fair | 23.2 | |
| Good | 34.3 | |
| Very good | 28.6 | |
| Excellent | 8.6 | |
| Current Pain - % yes | 45.4 | |
| Substance Use | ||
| Alcohol use | ||
| Lifetime (%) | 91.9 | 372 |
| Past 30 days (%) | 80.2 | 325 |
| Drinking days, past 30 – M(SD) | 7.0 (8.8) | |
| Average drinks per drinking day – M(SD) | 1.7 (1.4) | |
| Hazardous drinking episode, past year (%) | 20.5 | 83 |
| Tobacco use | ||
| Lifetime (%) | 46.4 | 188 |
| Past 30 days (%) | 16.0 | 63 |
| Cigarettes per day among past 30 day smokers – M(SD) | 7.4 (9.7) | |
| Sedative misuse (%) | ||
| Lifetime | 13.6 | 55 |
| Past 90 days | 4.7 | 19 |
| Problems among past 30 day users | 36.8 | 7 |
| Cannabis use (%) | ||
| Lifetime | 70.1 | 284 |
| Past 90 days | 30.1 | 122 |
| Problems among past 30 day users | 8.2 | 10 |
| Amphetamine use | ||
| Lifetime | 11.9 | 48 |
| Past 90 days | 1.5 | 6 |
| Problems among past 30 day users | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cocaine use | ||
| Lifetime | 24.0 | 97 |
| Past 90 days | 4.0 | 16 |
| Problems among past 30 day users | 25.0 | 4 |
| Opiate misuse | ||
| Lifetime | 11.6 | 47 |
| Past 90 days | 1.5 | 6 |
| Problems among past 30 day users | 66.7 | 4 |
| Hallucinogen use | ||
| Lifetime | 25.7 | 104 |
| Past 90 days | 4.2 | 17 |
| Problems among past 90 day users | 5.8 | 1 |
| Ecstasy use | ||
| Lifetime | 23.0 | 93 |
| Past 90 days | 2.0 | 8 |
| Problems among past 90 day users | 25.0 | 2 |
| Mental Health Symptoms | ||
| PHQ-9a – M(SD) | 12.2 (7.3) | |
| GAD-7b – M(SD) | 10.0 (6.4) | |
| Panic – (% yes) | 71.1 | 288 |
| Experienced traumatic event – (% yes) | 46.7 | 189 |
| Re-experienced traumatic event – (% yes) | 25.5 | 101 |
| Social anxiety – (% yes) | 43.2 | 175 |
| Obsessive thoughts – (% yes) | 50.9 | 206 |
| Compulsive behaviors – (% yes) | 23.5 | 95 |
Note. Current pain = endorsed pain within the past 30-days; PHQ-9 = patient health questionnaire; GAD-7 = generalized anxiety disorder scale.
a
PHQ-9 total score; higher scores indicate greater depression severity.
b
GAD-7 total score; higher scores indicate greater anxiety severity.