Approximately 1 in 6 Americans with any 12-month AUD also had at least 1 past-year mood (17.5%) or anxiety (17.3%) disorder. Corresponding rates among Koreans were significantly lower at 4.3% and 6.6%, respectively. Conversely, 17.9% of Americans with at least 1 past-year mood disorder, and 14.2% of Americans with at least 1 past-year anxiety disorder had a comorbid 12-month AUD. Corresponding rates among Koreans were slightly lower at 15.1% and 8.9%, respectively. Similar patterns of comorbidity were noted between ND and mood and anxiety disorders between the U.S. and Korea except that the country differentials were more pronounced.
