Table 2.
Summary clinical and demographic information of service users interviewed (n = 21)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Group | |
| relapse prevention | 14 (67) |
| treatment as usual | 7 (33) |
| Sex | |
| female | 13 (62) |
| male | 8 (38) |
| Age (years) | mean 47 (range 24-63) |
| Deprivation indices of work place** | |
| lower quartile (least deprived) | 3 (14) |
| mid lower quartile | 4 (19) |
| mid upper quartile | 6 (29) |
| upper quartile (most deprived) | 8 (38) |
| Employment status | |
| unemployed | 10 (47) |
| part or full-time employed | 7 (33) |
| retired student |
2 (10) 2 (10) |
| No. of previous episodes | |
| Depression (n = 21) | |
| 0-2 | 5 (24) |
| 3-5 | 0 (0) |
| 6-10 | 1 (5) |
| 11-20 | 4 (19) |
| >20 | 5 (23) |
| unknown | 6 (29) |
| Mania (n = 21) | |
| 0-2 | 3 (14) |
| 3-5 | 4 (19) |
| 6-10 | 2 (11) |
| 11-20 | 3 (14) |
| >20 | 4 (19) |
| unknown | 5 (23) |
| Years since first episode | mean 21 (range 1-46) |
| Relapsed since RP intervention* | |
| Relapse Prevention | |
| Yes | 6 (43) |
| No | 8 (57) |
| Treatment as Usual | |
| Yes | 2 (29) |
| No | 5 (71) |
*At time of interview
**Postcodes were converted into Townsend deprivation indices [24] and categorized into bands in accordance with deprivation indices for England.