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Table 6 Comorbidity wave 1 (age 19–29) and wave 2 (age 30–42)

From: Prevalence and stability of mental disorders among young adults: findings from a longitudinal study

 

Men

Women

% with comorbid MDD

% with comorbid Anxiety W1–2 a

% with comorbid AUD

% with comorbid MDD

% with comorbid

Anxiety W1–2a

% with comorbid AUD

Wave 1

 MDD

 

34.6

17.6–55.6

3.8

0–14.3

 

66.2

54.8–76.8

6.8

1.5–13.7

 Anxiety W1–2a

15.8

7.3–26.8

 

17.5

8.5–27.3

17.4

13.1–21.9

 

5.9

3.6–9.0

 AUD

1.9

0–7.1

17.5

8.5–27.3

 

11.1

3.4–21.1

35.6

22.2–50.0

 

Wave 2

 MDD

 

33.3

13.0–53.6

16.7

3.7–31.8

 

57.0

46.5–67.0

2.0

0.0–5.4

 Anxiety W1–2a

17.4

8.3–31.1

 

8.7

2.0–18.0

19.5

14.8–24.3

 

1.7

0.3–3.4

 AUD

11.4

2.9–23.3

11.8

3.0–23.5

 

14.3

0.0–37.5

7.1

0.0–25.0

 
  1. Legends: MDD Major depressive disorder, AUD Alcohol use disorders, i.e. alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse
  2. aPanic disorder, agoraphobia without panic, specific phobias, social phobia and/or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)