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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Clinical judgement, case complexity and symptom scores as predictors of outcome in depression: an exploratory analysis

  

Male

Female

All

N

 

99

159

258

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

39.5 (13.4)

38.0 (12.4)

38.6 (12.8)

Current smoker

N (%)

30 (30%)

31 (19%)

61 (24%)

Current Antidepressant Use

N (%)

59 (60%)

81 (51%)

140 (54%)

Complexity Measures

 Past Difficulties Count

Mean (SD)

3.0 (2.5)

3.0 (2.2)

3.0 (2.3)

 Current Difficulties Count

Mean (SD)

4 (2.1)

4.4 (2)

4.2 (2)

 MECAM

Mean (SD)

18.9 (5.7)

19.1 (5)

19.0 (5.3)

Symptom Scores

 PHQ

Mean (SD)

16 .0 (5.6)

15.9 (5.6)

16.0 (5.6)

 GAD

Mean (SD)

13.5 (4.8)

13.8 (4.7)

13.7 (4.7)

 CORE-10

Mean (SD)

21.2 (6)

21.5 (6.4)

21.3 (6.2)

Clinician Assessments

 Do you think this patient is more than 50% likely to attend their next appointment with you?

 

“Yes” N (%)

86 (87%)

147 (92%)

233 (90%)

Do you think this patient’s problems will improve with an intervention of 5 sessions or less?

 

“Yes” N (%)

71 (72%)

127 (80%)

198 (77%)