Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics of study participants
| Variable (n = 26) | M (SD), range |
|---|---|
| Age | 17.1 (1.0), 15–19 |
| Time in Germany (months) | 9.8 (3.9), 4.5–21 |
| Years of education (n = 24) | 5.6 (3.7), 1–12 |
| Number of traumatic event types | 11.3 (2.8), 6–17 |
| Variable (n = 26) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Afghanistan | 19 (73.1) |
| Eritrea, Gambia, Iran, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria | Each 1 (3.8) |
| Religion | |
| Islam | 23 (88.5) |
| Christianity | 3 (11.5) |
| Loss of one parent | 14 (53.8) |
| Loss of both parents | 7 (26.9) |
| No contact to any family | 8 (30.8) |
| Self-harm lifetime | 17 (65.4) |
| Suicidal thoughts | 16 (61.5) |
| Attempted suicide pre-enrolment | 7 (26.9) |
| Comorbidity | 20 (76.9) |
| Major depression | 12 (46.2) |
| Dysthymia | 4 (15.4) |
| Specific phobia | 3 (11.5) |
| Social phobia | 1 (3.8) |
| OCD | 1 (3.8) |
OCD obsessive–compulsive disorder