Table 1 Sample demographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years old) | |
13–16 | 89 (22.5) |
17–19 | 309 (77.7) |
Gender | |
Male | 203 (51) |
Female | 195 (49) |
Employment status | |
Student | 316 (79.4) |
Employed | 60 (15.1) |
Not working or studying | 22 (5.5) |
Living arrangements | |
Both biological parents | 299 (75.1) |
Single biological parent | 63 (15.8) |
Blended families | 17 (4.3) |
Other biological relatives | 10 (2.5) |
Others (e.g., student hostel) | 9 (2.3) |
Parental marital status | |
Married | 309 (77.6) |
Divorced or unmarried or separated | 73 (18.3) |
Deceased | 16 (4.0) |
Main diagnosis | |
Depressive disorders | 106 (26.6) |
Adjustment disorders | 104 (26.1) |
Anxiety disorders | 96 (24.1) |
Eating disorders | 12 (3.0) |
Neurodevelopmental disorders | 20 (5.0) |
Conduct disorders | 9 (2.3) |
Psychotic disorders | 7 (1.8) |
Substance disorders | 3 (0.8) |
No mental illness | 25 (6.3) |
Family history of psychiatric illness | |
At least one first degree relative | 98 (24.6) |
Other relatives | 43 (10.8) |
Current or past history | |
Smoking | 77 (19.3) |
Alcohol | 89 (22.4) |
Physical or sexual abuse | 26 (6.6) |
Forensic | 18 (4.6) |
Type of deliberate self-harm | |
Cutting | 78 (19.8) |
Hitting or punching | 8 (2) |
Scratching | 1 (0.3) |
Multiple methods | 5 (1.3) |