Table 1.
Participant demographics
| Client characteristics | Total N = 27 (100%) |
Counselling N = 13 (48%) |
Waiting list N = (52%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 14.20 ± 0.51 | 14.15 ± 0.56 | 14.29 ± 0.47 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 21 (77.8%) | 10 (76.9%) | 11 (78.6%) |
| Male | 6 (22.2%) | 3 (23.1%) | 3 (21.4%) |
| Meeting MDE cutpointbc | 10 (40%) | 5 (41.7%) | 5 (38.5%) |
| Duration of problemsde | |||
| Less than a month | 1 (4.5%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
| 1 - 5 months | 4 (18.2%) | 1 (10%) | 3 (25%) |
| 6 - 12 months | 4 (18.2%) | 3 (30%) | 1 (8.3%) |
| Over a year | 13 (59.1%) | 5 (50%) | 8 (66.7%) |
aAs indicated by SDQ emotion symptoms score at assessment
bAs indicated by a score ≥ 29 on MFQ at assessment
cMFQ data were not completed by two participants
dAs indicated on the SDQ impact supplement at baseline assessment
eSDQ impact supplement data was not completed by four participants