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Table 4 Baseline characteristics for participants

From: An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of mindfulness -based cognitive therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care

Age

Demographics

BDI

(0–63)

BAI

(0–63)

Diagnosis and previous treatment

50

Married Male. Self employed NS-SEC 4

38

35

Current: Generalised anxiety disorder. Recurrent depressive disorder – moderate. Past : Post traumatic stress disorder. Previous treatment : CBT 5 year – 8 sessions specific for PTSD.

Medication : cipramil 40 mg (5 years).

38

Married housewife. NS-SEC 8

26

43

Current : Generalised anxiety disorder. Recurrent depressive disorder – moderate. Repeated in patient hospital admissions for severe anxiety/agitation.

Medication : Clomipramine 50 mg.

58

Divorced female NS-SEC 8

42

46

Current : Recurrent Depression current episode moderate with severe anxiety. Recently discharged from psychiatric hospital. Past – phobic anxiety disorder and depression. Previous ECT.

Medication : Venlafaxine 75 mg BD and propranolol.

29

Single female NS-SEC 8

46

27

Current: Recurrent Depressive disorder, current episode moderate. Past : post natal depression.

Medication : Zopiclone PRN. Previously on cipramil.

39

female, divorced NS-SEC 7

31

25

Current : Recurrent Depressive disorder, current episode mild to moderate.

Medication : None. Previously on cipramil *3 years.

56

Married Male. NS-SEC 3

44

27

Current : Recurrent depressive disorder current episode moderate.

Medication : Cipramil 40 mg (6 years)

36

Single male NS-SEC 3

23

20

Current : Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. Past : Recurrent depressive disorder.

Medication : Stopped venlafaxine one month prior to course.

58

Divorced female NS-SEC 8

30

10

Current : Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode mild to moderate. Past : Severe depression and GAD. Saw psychologist 10 years ago after 'nervous breakdown'.

Medication : cipramil 20 mg (2 years)

40

Married female NS-SEC 3

42

49

Current : Generalised anxiety disorder. Major depressive disorder current episode mild to moderate.

Medication – cipramil 40 mg

35

Single female NS-SEC 7

44

42

Current : Recurrent depression current episode moderate.

Medication – propranolol for anxiety. Previously on antidepressant for 2 years.

42

Divorced female NS-SEC 3

27

26

Current : mixed anxiety and depression.

Past – recurrent depressive disorder.

41

Divorced female NS-SEC 8

37

34

Current : Major depressive disorder – moderate. Moderate anxiety. Past : alcohol abuse. Social phobia. ? PTSD. Health anxiety – treated with CBT 10 years ago.

Medication – diazepam PRN.

38

Married Female NS-SEC 8

38

32

Current : Recurrent Major Depressive disorder – current episode moderate. Past : PTSD

Currently on amitriptyline and weak opiod analgesia for pain.

  1. *NS-SEC National Statistics Social-Economic Classification (NS-SEC)
  2. NS-SEC = National Statistics Social Economic Classification
  3. This is a widely used socio-economic indicator based on classification of occupation as follows;
  4. NS-SEC 1: Higher managerial and professional occupations
  5. NS-SEC 2: Lower managerial and professional occupations
  6. NS-SEC 3: Intermediate occupations
  7. NS-SEC 4: Small employers and own account workers
  8. NS-SEC 5: Lower supervisory and technical occupations
  9. NS-SEC 6: Semi-routine occupations
  10. NS-SEC 7: Routine occupations
  11. NS-SEC 8: Never worked and long-term unemployed