Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of recruited participants
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Mean age | 39.3 ± 14.4 |
Sex | |
Female | 44 (62%) |
Male | 27 (38%) |
Ethnicity (N = 70) | |
European | 53 (76%) |
Other/mixed | 8 (11%) |
East/South Asian | 6 (9%) |
African | 3 (4%) |
Reasons for admission (N = 54)a | |
Suicidal ideation/attempt | 24 (44%) |
Depression | 18 (33%) |
Unclear | 7 (13%) |
Aggression/harm to others | 3 (6%) |
Mania/mixed mood episode | 3 (6%) |
Psychosis | 3 (6%) |
Substance use disorder | 2 (4%) |
Other | 2 (4%) |
Pre-existing psychiatric diagnoses (N = 54)a | |
Depression | 21 (39%) |
Bipolar disorder | 17 (31%) |
Anxiety disorder | 12 (22%) |
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) | 12 (22%) |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 9 (17%) |
ADHD | 6 (11%) |
Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder | 6 (11%) |
No previous diagnosis | 6 (11%) |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 5 (9%) |
Eating disorder | 2 (4%) |
Unknown | 1 (2%) |
Screens positive for BPD (N = 58)b | 31 (53%) |
Meets diagnostic criteria for BPD (N = 38)c | 11 (29%) |