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. 2018 Feb 15;5(1):e13. doi: 10.2196/mental.8894

Table 2.

Characteristics of participants in all focus groups.

Focus group (FG)	Participants (n)	Gender (n), female:male	Age in years, mean (range)	Source of recruitment (n) EPAD^a:CAMHS^b	Profession
FG: young people 1 (at risk)	15	11:4	16.5 (13-19)	15:0	-
FG: young people 2 (current or history of depression)	8	5:3	15.8 (14-17)	0:8	-
FG: young people 3	6	4:2	16.8 (15-19)	2:3 (and 1 volunteer)	-
FG: parents and carers	7	7:0	-	5:2	-
FG: clinical professionals	12	8:4	-	-	2 psychiatrists, 2 psychiatric nurses, 3 educational psychologists, 2 school nurses, 1 teacher, and 2 youth workers
FG: academic professionals	10	6:4	-	-	4 psychiatrists (2 consultants and 2 trainees or fellows), 1 general practitioner, 4 research psychologists (1 senior lecturer, 2 postdoctoral, and 1 doctoral), and 1 medical student

^aEPAD: Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression study.

^bCAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.