Table 1.
Clinical and Sociodemographic Data of Acutely Hospitalized Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders
| N | 22 |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 15.8 (1.6) |
| Age, years, min/max | 11.4/18.0 |
| Sex, M/F, n (%) | 15/7 (68.2/31.8) |
| School discontinuation, n (%) | 4 (18.2) |
| Economic family status, n (%) | |
| Low | 6 (27.3) |
| Medium | 13 (59.1) |
| High | 3 (13.6) |
| First hospitalization, n (%) | 17 (77.3) |
| Length of hospitalization before assessment, mean (SD), range | 38.7 (30.0) 15–111 |
| BPRS, mean (SD), range | 45.3 (9.3) 28–64 |
| CGAS, mean (SD), range | 45.6 (12.3), 31–85 |
| n (%) | Mean (SD), range | |
|---|---|---|
| MacCAT-T understanding scores | ||
| <2.1 | 1 (4.6) | 4.4 (1.2), 1.9–6 |
| 2.1–3 | 3 (13.6) | |
| 3.1–4 | 3 (13.6) | |
| 4.1–5 | 8 (36.4) | |
| 5.1–6 | 7 (31.8) | |
| MacCAT-T appreciating scores | ||
| 0 | 1 (4.5) | 1.7 (1.1), 0–4 |
| 1 | 2 (9.1) | |
| 2 | 6 (27.3) | |
| 3 | 6 (27.3) | |
| 4 | 7 (31.8) | |
| MacCAT-T reasoning scores | ||
| 1–2 | 4 (18.2) | 4.6 (2.1), 1–8 |
| 3–4 | 7 (31.8) | |
| 5–6 | 6 (27.3) | |
| 7–8 | 5 (21.7) | |
| MacCAT-T expressing a choice scores | ||
| 0 | 2 (9.1) | 1.5 (0.6), 0–2 |
| 1 | 6 (27.3) | |
| 2 | 14 (63.7) | |
| WISC-III verbal, mean (SD), range | 98.2 (22.6), 63–140 | |
| WISC-III performance, mean (SD), range | 92.5 (17.8), 61–130 | |
| WISC-III total, mean (SD) | 95.0 (20.9), 61–139 | |
| YSR externalizing, mean (SD) | 63.5 (14.2) | |
| YSR internalizing, mean (SD) | 68.8 (11.3) | |
| YSR total, mean (SD) | 67.2 (12.3) | |
MacCAT-T, MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale v4.0; CGAS, Children's Global Assessment Scale; SD, standard deviation; WISC-III, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III; YSR, youth self-report.