Table 1. Participants' socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Total sampleN (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 39 (81) |
| Male | 9 (19) |
| Age | |
| mean (SD) | 36.5 (10.38) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 33 (69) |
| Black | 5 (10) |
| Asian | 10 (21) |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed | 37 (77) |
| Voluntary work | 3 (6) |
| Employed | 8 (17) |
| Accommodation | |
| Independent accommodation | 48 (100) |
| Partnership | |
| Living alone | 28 (58) |
| Living with partner/family | 20 (42) |
| Co-morbid Diagnoses | |
| Avoidant PD | 25 (52) |
| Dependent PD | 10 (21) |
| Obsessive compulsive D | 20 (42) |
| Paranoid PD | 22 (46) |
| Schizotypal PD | 7 (15) |
| Schizoid PD | 6 (13) |
| Histrionic PD | 1 (2) |
| Narcissistic PD | 6 (13) |
| Antisocial PD | 8 (17) |
| Depression/dysthymia | 21 (44) |
| Bipolar disorder | 4 (8) |
| Schizoaffective disorder | 4 (8) |
| Eating disorder | 6 (13) |
| Anxiety disorder (PTSD, OCD, phobia) | 8 (17) |
| Alcohol/drugs abuse | 8 (17) |
| Treatment | |
| DBT | 23 (48) |
| MBT | 8 (17) |
| Other psychological therapy | 6 (13) |
| Generic services | 11 (23) |
| Treatment completion * | |
| Completed | 28 (76) |
| Received counselling/psychotherapy at least once in the past | 44 (92) |
| Years in mental health services | |
| 0–5 years | 28 (58) |
| 6–10 years | 16 (33) |
| 11–15 years | 4 (9) |
*
only applicable to those receiving psychological therapy.