Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Participants
| Patient ID | Sex | Age | Residence | Birth Order | School Enrollment Status | Duration of Illness | Main Symptom | Primary Caregiver | Parental Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Female | 13 years 4 months | Rural | Second-born | Grade 7 | >2 years | Persistent low mood; sudden crying spells; hypoactivity; anhedonia; multiple razor wrist cuts | Parents | Married |
| N2 | Female | 13 years 8 months | Urban | Second-born | Grade 8 | >1 year | Depressed mood; impaired classroom concentration; insomnia; transient hallucinations; superficial knife wrist cuts | Parents | Married |
| N3 | Female | 12 years 1 month | Rural | Second-born | Grade 7 | <6 months | Persistent low mood; insomnia; self-inflicted hand cuts (knife/mirror fragments) | Parents | Married |
| N4 | Female | 14 years 10 months | Urban | Only child | Grade 9 | >2 years | Anhedonia; depressed mood with anxiety; recurrent forearm/thigh lacerations; negative self-appraisal | Parents | Separated |
| N5 | Male | 13 years 11 months | Rural | Second-born | Grade 8 | >2 years | Persistent depressive symptoms; severe insomnia; self-harm wounds (hands/neck); pill ingestion; low self-esteem | Grandparents | Married |
| N6 | Female | 15 years 8 months | Urban | Only child | Grade 10 | >1 years | Depressed mood; impaired learning attention; self-harm (cutting, pinching); low self-esteem; fatigue | Parents | Married |
| N7 | Female | 14 years 3 months | Rural | Only child | Grade 8 (frequent absences) | 10 months | Depressed mood; reduced activity; decreased appetite/weight loss; self-harm (hair-pulling, wrist/thigh cutting); negative speech | Grandparents | Divorced |
| N8 | Male | 17 years 1 month | Urban | Only child | Grade 11 (suspended) | 3 years | Persistent sadness; anxiety/tension; hallucinations; impaired concentration/memory; self-harm (cutting, head-banging) | Parents | Separated |
| N9 | Female | 18 years | Urban | Eldest-born | Grade 12 | >4 years | Depressed mood; reduced activity; somatic complaints (headache, stomachache, chest tightness, palpitations); negative thoughts; helplessness | Parents | Married |
| N10 | Male | 16 years 5 months | Rural | Only child | Vocational high school | >1 year | Persistent depressed mood; poor sleep quality; loss of interest/pleasure; self-harm (wall-banging) | Maternal Grandparents | Divorced |
| N11 | Female | 15 years 4 months | Urban | Eldest-born | Grade 9 (frequent absences) | >3 years | Loss of interest/pleasure; impaired concentration/memory; sleep disturbances; negative thoughts; drug ingestion; self-harm (cutting); binge eating/weight gain | Parents | Married |
| N12 | Male | 12 years 7 months | Urban | Only child | Grade 7 | <6 months | Impaired concentration; irritability; loss of interest/pleasure; somatic complaints (headache, stomachache, nausea) | Parents | Married |