Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness for relatives of missing persons: a pilot study

Table 2 Background characteristics of the participants who were randomized (n = 17)

Participant ID	Time since disappearance in years^a	Presumed reason of disappearance	Received previous professional support due to the disappearance?	Diagnosed with a mental disorder prior to the disappearance?	Previous experience with practicing mindfulness	Condition (0 = immediate intervention, 1 = waiting list)
Participants who completed the treatment (n = 9)
ID2	31–40	No specific presumption	Yes	No	No	0
ID3	10–20	Left volutarily	Yes	No	No	1
ID4	1–5	Accident	Yes	No	No	0
ID9	1–5	Criminal act	No	No	No	1
ID11	41–50	No specific presumption	Yes	No	No	0
ID13	41–50	Accident	Yes	No	Yes, > 1 each week	0
ID15	1–5	Left volutarily	Yes	No	No	1
ID16	1–5	Left volutarily	Yes	No	No	0
ID17	1–5	No specific presumption	Yes	No	No	1
Participants who dropped out of treatment (n = 8)
ID1	21–30	Criminal act	No	No	No	1
ID5	< 1	No specific presumption	No	No	No	0
ID6	< 1	No specific presumption	No	No	No	1
ID7	< 1	Criminal act	Yes	No	No	1
ID8	6–10	No specific presumption	No	No	Missing	1
ID10	11–20	Criminal act	No	No	Yes, < 1 each month	1
ID12	< 1	Left volutarily	No	No	Yes, < 1 each month	0
ID14	< 1	Accident	No	No	No	0

^aNumber of years were reported in categories to safeguard participants’ privacy

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