Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Characteristic | TAU (n = 27) |
CBSP + TAU (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Women | 15 (56) | 14 (58) |
| Men | 12 (44) | 10 (42) |
| Legal status, n (%) | ||
| Informal | 15 (56) | 14 (58) |
| Section 2 | 6 (22) | 5 (21) |
| Section 3 | 6 (22) | 5 (21) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White British | 23 (85) | 21 (88) |
| White other | 2 (7) | 1 (4) |
| Black British | 1 (4) | 1 (4) |
| Black other | 0 | 1 (4) |
| Mixed race | 1 (4) | 0 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Single | 21 (78) | 17 (71) |
| Married/relationship | 4 (15) | 4 (17) |
| Divorced/widowed | 2 (7) | 3 (13) |
| Employment, n (%) | ||
| Unemployed | 18 (67) | 22 (92) |
| Volunteering | 0 | 1 (4) |
| Full-time paid employment | 1 (4) | 0 |
| Sick leave (from work or education) | 8 (29) | 1 (4) |
| Case-note recorded diagnosis,a n (%) | ||
| Schizophrenia spectrum | 15 (56) | 10 (42) |
| Depression | 6 (11.8) | 8 (15.7) |
| Anxiety disorder | 1 (2) | 2 (3.9) |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Obsessive–compulsive disorder | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Eating disorder | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Substance misuse | 4 (7.8) | 3 (5.9) |
| Adjustment disorder | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder | 0 | 1 (2) |
| Emotionally unstable personality disorder | 6 (22) | 11 (46) |
| Unspecified personality disorder | 21 (78) | 13 (54) |
| Age, mean (s.d.) | 37.04 (12.41) | 33.88 (12.18) |
| Number of admissions,b median (IQR) | 1.5 (2) | 2 (3) |
TAU, treatment as usual; CBSP, Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention therapy; IQR, interquartile range.
a.
There was some overlap between diagnosis.
b.
Total n for data on admissions was 26 for TAU and 21 for the CBSP + TAU group.