Table:
physical and psychological health indicators
concurrent disorders
mood/anxiety disorder only
substance use disorder only

%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to
from
to

chronic physical conditions

none
36.1
27.9
45.2
33.4
29.7
37.4
61.5
55.9
66.9

one
34.9
26.7
44.0
27.6
23.7
32.0
25.0
20.4
30.3

two or more
29.1
21.5
38.0
38.9
35.1
42.9
13.4
10.4
17.2

self-perceived physical health

excellent/very good
28.5
21.5
36.6
28.9
25.2
32.9
47.6
42.3
52.9

good
36.7
28.1
46.2
34.1
30.5
38.0
35.8
31.1
40.7

fair/poor
34.8
26.0
44.8
36.8
32.8
41.0
16.6
12.8
21.3

self-perceived mental health

excellent/very good
15.9
10.7
23.0
19.4
16.1
23.2
50.8
45.8
55.8

good
31.6
23.4
41.1
32.2
28.4
36.1
40.1
35.0
45.5

fair/poor
52.5
43.6
61.2
48.4
44.3
52.6
9.0
6.8
11.8

self-perceived life stress

not at all/not very stressful
9.1
5.7
14.2
11.4
8.9
14.5
33.6
28.5
39.1

a bit stressful
39.6
30.9
49.1
37.6
33.8
41.6
44.6
39.5
50.0

quite a bit/extremely stressful
51.2
41.6
60.7
50.9
46.8
54.9
21.7
17.3
27.0

psychological distress score

high distress
90.6
84.6
94.4
79.1
75.8
82.1
33.7
29.0
38.8

Statement: fully 91% of those with concurrent disorders reported high psychological distress, significantly above the percentages among those with a mood/anxiety.
Question: who is likely to report high psychological distress,people with concurrent disorders or those with a mood/anxiety?
Answer: concurrent disorders