TABLE 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of sample.
| Characteristic | Participants |
| Age at inclusion, years, mean (SD) | 12.7 (2.4) |
| Gender, males, n (%) | 12 (50%) |
| Gender by age group, n (%) | |
| Males, aged 6–10 years | 3 (25%) |
| Males, aged 11–16 years | 6 (75%) |
| Females, aged 6–10 years | 1 (8%) |
| Females, aged 11–16 years | 11 (92%) |
| School absenteeism four weeks prior to inclusion, n (%) | |
| ≤10% absenteeism 11–30% absenteeism | 0 (0%) 4 (17%) |
| 31–50% absenteeism | 5 (21%) |
| 51–70% absenteeism | 5 (21%) |
| 71–99% absenteeism | 4 (17%) |
| 100% absenteeism | 6 (25%) |
| Academically behind peers (teacher-report), n (%) | 8 (33%) |
| Educational support1, n (%) | 5 (21%) |
| School/teacher worried about the youth’s mental wellbeing, n (%) | 19 (79%) |
| Changed school at least once before inclusion, n (%) | 8 (33%) |
| Changed school after inclusion, n (%) | 10 (42%) |
| Former treatment due to absenteeism problems, n (%): | |
| School psychologist | 16 (67%) |
| Private psychologist | 13 (54%) |
| General practitioner | 19 (79%) |
| Pediatric physician | 4 (17%) |
| Child psychiatrics | 16 (67%) |
| Other forms of help2 | 5 (21%) |
| No former treatment | 0 (0%) |
| Current medication, n (%) | 1 (4%) |
| Diagnosis prior to inclusion, n (%): | |
| Psychiatric diagnosis3 | 8 (33%) |
| Somatic diagnosis4 | 5 (21%) |
| Living with two parents, n (%) | 11 (46%) |
| Maternal education (Intermediate or long), n (%) | 16 (67%) |
| Paternal education (Intermediate or long), n (%) | 8 (33%) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Both parents born in DK | 19 (79%) |
| One foreign born | 5 (21%) |
| Two foreign born | 0 (0%) |
| Maternal self-reported mental health problems, n (%)5 | 5 (21%) |
| Paternal self-reported mental health problems, n (%)6 | 4 (17%) |
| Symptoms reported in psychopathology interview, n (%) | |
| Anxiety symptoms | 18 (75%) |
| Panic disorder | 4 (17%) |
| Separation anxiety | 6 (25%) |
| Social phobia | 8 (33%) |
| Specific phobia | 7 (29%) |
| Agoraphobia | 7 (29%) |
| Generalized anxiety | 5 (21%) |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | 3 (13%) |
| Depressive symptoms | 11 (46%) |
| Depressive symptoms – depressed mood/irritability | 8 (33%) |
| Depressive symptoms – diminished interest or pleasure | 10 (42%) |
| Depressive symptoms – fatigue or loss of energy | 8 (33%) |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 2 (8%) |
| ADHD | 4 (17%) |
| Oppositional defiant disorder | 5 (21%) |
| Conduct disorder | 1 (4%) |
| Pervasive or specific developmental disorders | 6 (25%) |
| No symptoms reported | 1(8%) |
| SRAS-R: | |
| Function 1: Avoidance of stimuli provoking negative affectivity, n (%) | 17 (71%) |
| Function 2: Escape from aversive social and/or evaluative situations, n (%) | 1 (4%) |
| Function 3: Pursuit of attention from others, n (%) | 5 (21%) |
| Function 4: Pursuit of tangible reinforcement outside school, n (%) | 0 (0%) |
| Function 1 and function 2 combined, n (%)7 | 1 (4%) |
1Number of youths receiving any educational support in the school (support teacher). 2Help from the social services in the municipality (n = 3), psychotherapist (n = 1), occupational therapist (n = 1). 3Anxiety(n = 8), autism (n = 4), learning difficulties (n = 2), depression (n = 1), OCD (n = 1), ADHD (n = 1), eating disorder (n = 1). 4Asthma or allergy (n = 4), constipation (n = 1). 5Anxiety(n = 5), depression (n = 4), ADHD (n = 2), autism (n = 1), learning difficulties (n = 1). 6Depression (n = 3), anxiety(n = 1), alcohol abuse (n = 1). 7Functional scores within 0.25 points of one another are considered equivalent.