Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| BPI (n=155) | CBT (n=154) | STPP (n=156) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 15 (11–17) | 15 (12–17) | 15 (11–17) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 40 (26%) | 40 (26%) | 37 (24%) | |
| Female | 115 (74%) | 114 (74%) | 119 (76%) | |
| Ethnic origin | ||||
| White* | 121/147 (82%) | 131/152 (86%) | 130/151 (86%) | |
| Region | ||||
| East Anglia | 61 (39%) | 62 (40%) | 62 (40%) | |
| North London | 43 (28%) | 41 (27%) | 43 (27%) | |
| North West | 51 (33%) | 51 (33%) | 51 (33%) | |
| Conduct or oppositional disorder | 20 (13%) | 20 (13%) | 16 (10%) | |
| Self-reported depression score | 46·2 (10·6) | 46·2 (10·3) | 45·4 (10·8) | |
| Number of Interviewer-assessed depressive symptoms | 8·4 (2·5) | 8·7 (2·3) | 8·3 (2·5) | |
| SSRI prescribed before trial entry† | 29/153 (19%) | 32/125 (21%) | 28/155 (18%) | |
| Prevalence of one or more comorbid DSM-5 axis 1 psychiatric diagnoses | 71 (46%) | 80 (52%) | 74 (47%) | |
| One or more recent suicide attempts‡ | 3 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 7 (5%) | |
| Lifetime suicide attempts | 57 (37%) | 48 (31%) | 55 (35%) | |
| Recent self-harm attempts‡ | 26 (17%) | 25 (16%) | 34 (22%) | |
| One or more lifetime non-suicidal self-injury episodes | 87 (56%) | 75 (49%) | 84 (54%) | |
| HoNOSCA score | 18·9 (6·0) | 18·4 (6·0) | 18·3 (6·3) | |
| EQ-5D score | 0·596 (0·27) | 0·578 (0·58) | 0·569 (0·59) | |
Data are median (range), n (%), or mean (SD). BPI=brief psychological intervention. CBT=cognitive behavioural therapy. STPP=short-term psychoanalytical psychotherapy. HoNOSCA=Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents. EQ-5D=EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire.
*
Excludes 15 patients for whom ethnic group or origin was not stated or missing.
†
Excludes five patients with missing information.
‡
In the previous 2 weeks.