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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997 Mar;12(3):307–313. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199703)12:3<307::aid-gps475>3.0.co;2-6

Table 3.

Comparison of diagnostic groups on psycho­tropic medications (N = 101)

Variable Dual diagnosis (N = 38) Psych. diagnosis (N = 63) χ2
N % N %
Antidepressant 17 35.4 44 43.1 6.25*
Antianxiety 9 18.8 19 18.6 0.50
Antipsychotic 11 22.9 25 24.5 1.19
Antiparkinsonian 2 4.2 1 1.0 1.11
Antabuse 2 4.2 0 0.0 1.73
Sedative/hypnotic 4 8.3 9 8.8 0.30
Mood stabilizer 3 6.3 4 3.9 0.09
*

Significance p < 0.05.