Table 1 Baseline demographic comparison between groups and single-cases

Gender

Men

8

10

4

Women

2

–

–

Age (years)

33.2 (10)

31.4 (7.5)

20,22,23,23

Secure care

High

2

2

–

Medium

5

6

3

Low

3

2

1

Time in hospital (months)

63 (46)

79 (72)

5,9,33,34

Ethnicity

White British

6

6

3

White Irish

–

–

1

Black British

4

1

–

British Indian

–

1

–

Black African

–

1

–

Black Caribbean

–

1

–

Intellectual disability

Borderline intellectual functioning

–

–

–

Mild

8

9

2

Moderate

2

1

–

Additional diagnosis

Schizophrenia/paranoid schizophrenia

1

5

–

Antisocial personality disorder

1

–

–

Alcohol dependence syndrome

1

–

–

Autistic spectrum disorder

2

–

1

Attention-deficit hyperactivity/kinetic disorder

1

–

1

Head injury

–

1

–

Sensory neural deafness

–

1

–

None

4

3

2

Sexual offence/assault

4

2

2

Physical assault/affray

3

3

1

Criminal damage

1

1

–

Arson

1

2

–

Theft/burglary

–

2

1

Murder

1

–

–