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Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 28)

From: Radically open dialectical behaviour therapy adapted for adolescents: a case series

Age range in years (mean)

13–18 (16.1)

Gender distribution (%)

26 females (92.9%), 2 males (7.1%)

Ethnicity

 - White British

20 (71.4%)

 - Black British

1 (3.6%)

 - British Indian

2 (7.1%)

 - Other

5 (17.9%)

DSM-V Diagnoses

 - Eating disorder

22 (78.6%)

  - Anorexia nervosa (AN)

12 (42.9%)

  - Atypical anorexia nervosa (AN-A)

9 (32.1%)

  - Bulimia nervosa (BN)

1 (3.6%)

 - Major Depressive Disorder

22 (78.6%)

 - Anxiety disorder (>  1 diagnosed)

19 (67.9%)

  - Generalised Anxiety Disorder

17 (60.7%)

  - Social Phobia

12 (42.9%)

  - Separation Anxiety

1 (3.6%)

  - PTSD

1 (3.6%)

  - Panic Disorder

2 (7.1%)

  - Specific Phobia

2 (7.1%)

   → Agoraphobia

1 (3.6%)

 - OCD

2 (7.1%)

 - Autism Spectrum Disorder

1 (3.6%)

Number of diagnoses

 - 1 diagnosis

4 (14.3%)

 - 2 diagnoses

8 (28.6%)

 - 3 diagnoses

8 (28.6%)

 - 4 or more diagnoses

8 (28.6%)

Previous treatment

 - FT-ED

20 (71.4%)

 - Systemic family therapy

1 (3.6)

 - CBT

13 (46.4%)

 - DBT

1 (3.6%)

 - Inpatient treatment

8 (28.6%)

 - 2 or more previous treatments

7 (25.0%)

 - No previous treatment

0 (0%)

  1. Abbreviations: PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder, OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder, OSFED-R Other specified feeding and eating disorders characterised by restriction, FT-ED Eating disorder focused family therapy, DBT Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy