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Table 1 Demographic, Service Use and Clinical Characteristics at Baseline

From: Efficacy of Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents: the results of a pilot randomised controlled trial

Characteristics at Baseline

TAU

MBT-A

Female, n/N (%)

21/26 (80.8)

17/22 (77.3)

Age, years, mean (SD)

15.7 (1.4)

15.4 (1.3)

Living with parent/guardian or other family, n/N (%)

22/26 (84.6)

18/22 (81.8)

Enrolled in formal educationa, n/N (%)

22/26 (84.6)

17/22 (77.3)

Ethnicity white Scottish, n/N (%)

18/26 (69.2)

15/22 (68.2)

Socioeconomic status = <60th percentile, n/N (%)

11/26 (42.3)

10/22 (45.5)

Number of appointments 6-months pre-treatment, mode (range)

14.5 (1–80)

11.0 (2–81)

Number of appointments between treatment and 24-week follow-up, mode (range)

9.0 (0–104)

17.0 (0–108)

Years since initial referral to CAMHS, n/N (%)

 < 1 year

7/26 (26.9)

9/22 (40.9)

 1–2 years

13/26 (50.0)

3/22 (13.6)

 2–3 years

3/26 (11.5)

5/22 (22.7)

 3 years +

2/26 (7.7)

5/22 (22.7)

 Unknown

1/26 (3.8)

0/22 (0)

Self-reported self-harm at baseline

26.8 (11.8)

28.3 (11.9)

Self-reported risk taking at baseline

12.7 (7.0)

12.6 (9.3)

Self-harm related A + E presentation 6 months pre-baseline, mean (range)

1.08 (0–7)

0.73 (0–4)

RCADS

79.8 (24.9)

91.1 (22.0)

RFQ

8.1 (0.8)

8.3 (0.8)

DERS

133.8 (21.9)

140.4 (17.9)

ERC

6.9 (1.9)

7.7 (2.2)

BPD

28.4 (5.6)*

32.0 (6.9)*

ISMb

82.5 (12.3)

85.9 (7.4)

  1. aIncludes high school and/or college; bonly 18 TAU and 13 MBT completed baseline assessment *significant at p ≤.05