Table 1.
Sample demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years old) | |
| 13–16 | 89 (22.5) |
| 17–19 | 309 (77.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 203 (51) |
| Female | 195 (49) |
| Employment status | |
| Student | 316 (79.4) |
| Employed | 60 (15.1) |
| Not working or studying | 22 (5.5) |
| Living arrangements | |
| Both biological parents | 299 (75.1) |
| Single biological parent | 63 (15.8) |
| Blended families | 17 (4.3) |
| Other biological relatives | 10 (2.5) |
| Others (e.g., student hostel) | 9 (2.3) |
| Parental marital status | |
| Married | 309 (77.6) |
| Divorced or unmarried or separated | 73 (18.3) |
| Deceased | 16 (4.0) |
| Main diagnosis | |
| Depressive disorders | 106 (26.6) |
| Adjustment disorders | 104 (26.1) |
| Anxiety disorders | 96 (24.1) |
| Eating disorders | 12 (3.0) |
| Neurodevelopmental disorders | 20 (5.0) |
| Conduct disorders | 9 (2.3) |
| Psychotic disorders | 7 (1.8) |
| Substance disorders | 3 (0.8) |
| No mental illness | 25 (6.3) |
| Family history of psychiatric illness | |
| At least one first degree relative | 98 (24.6) |
| Other relatives | 43 (10.8) |
| Current or past history | |
| Smoking | 77 (19.3) |
| Alcohol | 89 (22.4) |
| Physical or sexual abuse | 26 (6.6) |
| Forensic | 18 (4.6) |
| Type of deliberate self-harm | |
| Cutting | 78 (19.8) |
| Hitting or punching | 8 (2) |
| Scratching | 1 (0.3) |
| Multiple methods | 5 (1.3) |