Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants (n = 52)
| Mean age | 15.4 (1.4) Years (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| % | n | |
| Age | ||
| 13 years | 15 | 8 |
| 14 years | 14 | 7 |
| 15 years | 17 | 9 |
| 16 years | 30 | 15 |
| 17 years | 25 | 13 |
| Sex | ||
| Boys | 17 | 9 |
| Girls | 83 | 43 |
| Diagnostic group according to ICD-10a | ||
| Bipolar affective disorder (F31) | 12 | 6 |
| Depressive episode/recurrent depressive disorder (F32–33) | 30 | 15 |
| Other anxiety disorder (F41) | 25 | 13 |
| Reaction to severe stress/ adjustment disorders (F43) | 12 | 6 |
| Otherb | 14 | 7 |
| Observation for suspected mental and behavioural disorders (Z03.2) | 10 | 5 |
| Co-morbidity | ||
| Yes | 54 | 28 |
| Duration of mental health problems | ||
| < 1 month | 0 | 0 |
| 1–5 months | 12 | 6 |
| 6–12 months | 6 | 3 |
| > 1 year | 73 | 38 |
| Missing | 10 | 5 |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Very good | 0 | 0 |
| Good | 4 | 2 |
| Neither good or bad | 30 | 15 |
| Bad | 33 | 17 |
| Very bad | 35 | 18 |
| Care setting for data collection | ||
| Emergency department | 73 | 38 |
| Inpatient care wards | 27 | 14 |
aDiagnosis when admitted
bOther = Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances: harmful use (F19.1); unspecified nonorganic psychosis (F29.9); sleep disorder – unspecified (G47.9); eating disorder, unspecified (F50.9); problems in relationship with parents and in-laws (Z63.1)
cSelf-reported in the SDQ questionnaire