Table 1 Background information on patient sample (n = 42)

Gender

  Female

22

52.4

Age

31.7 (8.12)

Age at onset of problems

17.4 (7.34)

  Duration of problems

14.2 (9.31)

Previous treatment courses

2.77 (2.12)

  None

4

9.5

  One

9

21.4

  Two or more

29

69.1

Marital status

  Single

21

50

  Married or cohabitating

20

47.6

  Unknown

1

2.4

Educational status

  Junior high school

3

7.1

  High school

17

40.5

  College

17

40.4

  Apprenticeship

5

11.9

Work status^a

  Employed

28

66.7

  Unemployed

4

9.5

  Job applicant

1

2.4

  College student

1

2.4

  High school student

2

4.8

  Unknown/other

6

14.2

Months out of work

9.61 (2.85)