Table 1. Quantitative participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Crisis houses N = 108 | Acute wards N = 247 | |
| Gender | male n (%) | 38 (35%) | 141 (57%) |
| Age | mean years (SD) | 41 (13) | 40 (13) |
| Ethnic group | n (%) | ||
| White British | 63 (59%) | 75 (30%) | |
| White Other | 17 (16%) | 24 (10%) | |
| Black Caribbean or African | 9 (8%) | 70 (28%) | |
| Asian | 4 (4%) | 34 (14%) | |
| Mixed Heritage | 12 (11%) | 12 (5%) | |
| Other | 2 (2%) | 32 (13%) | |
| Time in service centre prior to interview | median weeks (IQR) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.9) | 5.6 (3.0, 10.0) |
| Lifetime admissions to psychiatric hospital | n (%) | ||
| 0 | 24 (23%) | 54 (22%) | |
| 1 | 11 (10%) | 44 (18%) | |
| 2–5 | 33 (31%) | 105 (43%) | |
| 6–10 | 21 (20%) | 33 (13%) | |
| >10 | 16 (15%) | 11 (4%) | |
| Mental Health Act status at admission | n (%) | 1 (1%) | 165 (67%) |
| Current/most recent clinical diagnosis from clinical records | n (%) | ||
| Schizophrenia/schizo-affective | 18 (18%) | 120 (56%) | |
| Bipolar disorder | 17 (16%) | 36 (17%) | |
| Other psychosis | 3 (3%) | 4 (2%) | |
| Depression | 31 (30%) | 11 (5%) | |
| Personality disorder | 25 (24%) | 16 (8%) | |
| Other | 9 (9%) | 26 (12%) | |