Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants (n=14)

Characteristics	n=14
Gender (male/female)	6/8
Age (years)	24–64; median 41
Past self-harm	8
Family history of self-harm or suicide	4
BDI suicidal ideation score*
At commencement of treatment	1 n=7 2 n=5 3 n=2
At interview	0 n=6 1 n=4 2 n=3 3 n=1

*= 0=No thoughts of killing self; 1=Thoughts of killing self, but would not carry them out; 2=Would like to kill self; 3=Would kill self if had the chance

BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.