Evaluation of an information booklet for adolescents on depression: evidence from a randomized controlled study

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (N = 50)

	EG (n = 25)	CG (n = 25)	p ^d
Age (M, SD)	15.86 (1.68)	15.75 (1.37)	0.801
Sex (f/m)	18/7	18/7	0.623
IQ (M, SD)	111.44 (15.38)	114.32 (7.73)	0.408
Depression status (c/r)	16/9	17/8	0.765
BDI-II score (M, SD)^a	30.44 (15.27)	25.64 (13.19)	0.240
Level of education (lower/higher)^b	7/18	6/19	0.747
Antidepressant medication (yes/no)^c	9/16	9/16	0.616

Note. BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II. c = current Major Depression Disorder. CG = active control group. EG = experimental group. M = mean. r = remitted Major Depression Disorder. SD = standard deviation
^aBDI-II score
^bLevel of education: lower = lower secondary education (German “Mittelschule” or “Realschule”). higher = higher academic secondary education (German “Gymnasium”)
^cAntidepressant medication in the EG: Fluoxetine: n = 3, Sertraline: n = 3, Citalopram: n = 1, Escitalopram: n = 1, Bupropion: n = 1; Antidepressant medication in the CG: Fluoxetine: n = 8, Sertraline: n = 1
^dp-values were obtained from t-test for continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for binary variable and Chi-squared test for categorial variables

ISSN: 1753-2000