Table 1 Sample characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, location of referral, and main DSM-IV or V classification (N = 270)

Age total

14.67

1.56

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 Male

87

32.2

 Female

183

67.8

Ethnicity

 Dutch

179

66.3

 Immigrant first generation

16

5.9

 Immigrant second generation

70

25.9

 Unknown

5

1.9

Level of education

 Elementary school

12

4.4

 Special school

2

0.7

 Secondary education

225

83.3

 Vocational education

30

11.1

 No education

1

0.4

DSM classification*

 ADHD

45

16.7

 Autism

25

9.3

 Mood disorder

90

33.3

 Anxiety and compulsivity

39

14.4

 Trauma and dissociation

12

4.4

 Psychotic disorder

5

1.9

 Eating disorder

5

1.9

 Behavior and impulse

14

5.2

 Substance abuse

4

1.5

 Mental disorder nos**

77

28.5

 Personality disorder

2

0.7