Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants
| Categorical variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 13 | 26.5% |
| Female | 36 | 73.5% |
| Race | ||
| White | 43 | 87.8.% |
| Other | 6 | 12.2% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Never Married | 15 | 30.6% |
| Ever Married | 34 | 69.4% |
| Highest Level of Education | ||
| Some elementary school | 1 | 2.0% |
| Completed 8th grade | 4 | 8.2% |
| Some high school | 7 | 14.3% |
| Completed high school or GED | 19 | 38.8% |
| Some college or technical school | 10 | 20.4% |
| Completed associates degree | 2 | 4.1% |
| Completed bachelors degree | 6 | 12.2% |
| Current Employment Status | ||
| Not employed | 46 | 93.9% |
| Employed | 3 | 6.1% |
| Psychiatric Diagnosis | ||
| Major depression | 26 | 53.1% |
| Bipolar disorder | 14 | 28.6% |
| Schizophrenia | 5 | 10.2% |
| Schizoaffective disorder | 4 | 8.1% |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | ||
| Absent | 36 | 73.5% |
| Present | 13 | 26.5% |
| Lifetime Substance Use Disorder | ||
| Absent | 34 | 70.8% |
| Present | 14 | 29.2% |
| Continuous Variables | Mean | SD |
| Age | 44.04 | 10.07 |
| Lifetime psychiatric hospitalizations | 12.48 | 22.51 |
| Months since last hospitalization | 38.10 | 56.30 |
| Age at first hospitalization | 28.56 | 12.46 |