Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse: results from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study

DA Regier, ME Farmer, DS Rae, BZ Locke, SJ Keith… - Jama, 1990 - jamanetwork.com
The prevalence of comorbid alcohol, other drug, and mental disorders in the US total
community and institutional population was determined from 20 291 persons interviewed in
the National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program. Estimated
US population lifetime prevalence rates were 22.5% for any non—substance abuse mental
disorder, 13.5% for alcohol dependence-abuse, and 6.1% for other drug dependence-
abuse. Among those with a mental disorder, the odds ratio of having some addictive …