Table 1.

Characteristics of two trials in which participants received combined Services from a community mental health agency (CMHA) and a consumer-operated program^a

	SHA-CMHA trial							BSR-COSP-CMHA trial
	Total sample (N=505)		SHA-CMHA CMHA only (N=403)		CMHA only (N=102)			Total sample (N=139)		BSR-COSP–CMHA (N=86)		CMHA only (N=53)
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	N	%	p	N	%	N	%	N	%	p
Age (M±SD)	38.9±9.9		38.9±9.7		38.9±10.1		.989	37.0±9.8		37.0±9.7		38.0±9.9		.650
Gender							.658							.011
Male	270	54	214	53	56	55	63	63	46	46	54	17	32
Female	235	46	189	47	46	45		75	54	39	46	36	68	.592
Marital status							.032
Married, separated, or widowed	116	23	101	25	14	14		12	9	6	7	6	11
Divorced	192	38	152	38	40	39		71	51	46	54	25	47
Never married	196	39	149	37	47	47		55	40	33	39	22	41
Race							<.001							.582
African American	179	34	155	38	25	24		12	8	6	7	6	11
White	184	36	118	29	66	65		121	87	76	89	45	83
Other	142	30	131	33	11	11		6	6	3	3	3	6
Education							.006							<.001
Less than high school	71	14	40	10	27	26		73	52	56	66	17	31
High school graduate	162	32	129	32	25	25		29	21	9	11	20	37
Technical, some college, or college graduate	272	54	233	58	50	49		37	27	20	23	17	31
Primary diagnosis (axis I)							.050							.448
Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder	46	9	40	10	6	6		57	41	37	43	20	37
Major depression	382	76	302	75	80	78		82	59	48	56	34	63
Other	76	15	60	15	16	16
Substance dependence							.070							.433
Yes	303	60	249	62	54	53		87	63	56	65	31	58
No	102	40	154	38	48	47		52	37	30	35	22	41

^aThe consumer-operated programs were self-help agencies (SHAs) and a board- and staff-run consumer-operated service program (BSR-COSP). Participants receiving combined services were compared with those receiving CMHA services only.