Table I.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Patients (n=201)

	Mean or (%) (Median, range)	± SD (N)
Demographic variables
Age	39.3 (39, 18-72)	11.7
Sex (% Male)	(40.6%)	(80)
Race (% White non-Hispanic)	(78.7%)	(155)
Married	(30.1%)	(59)
Number of Children	0.87 (0, 0-7)	1.34
Total Number of Years of Education	15.4 (16, 3-24)	3.0
Personal Income	23,977 (14000, 0- 200000)	29,559
Number of Previous Hospitalizations	4.0 (2, 0-80)	8.3
Clinical Variables
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 items)	19.8 (20, 3-34)	5.8
Beck Depression Inventory	29.4 (30, 2-54)	10.6
Beck Hopelessness Index	12.8 (15, 0-20)	6.0
Global Assessment Scale	42.4 (40, 10-80)	10.3