Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=18)

	n (%)
Sex
Female	12 (66.7)
Male	6 (33.3)
Age (Mean ± SD)	51.11 ± 9.80
Race
White	5 (27.8)
Black or African American	8 (44.4)
Asian	1 (5.6)
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1 (5.6)
Other	3 (16.7)
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	1 (5.6)
Not Hispanic or Latino	17 (94.4)
Education
Attended some college or higher	14 (77.8)
Completed high school or GED	2 (11.1)
Attended high school, but did not receive diploma	2 (11.1)
Lifetime inpatient stay
Yes	13 (72.2)
No	5 (27.8)
Lifetime inpatient stay for emotional problems related to “trauma”
Yes	12 (66.7)
No	6 (33.3)
Contact with a therapist
Yes	16 (88.9)
No	2 (11.1)
Previous therapy
Yes	18 (100)
Previous CBT or DBT
Yes	11 (61.1)
No	7 (38.9)
Prescribed psychiatric medication
Yes	16 (88.9)
No	2 (11.1)

Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive-behavioral therapy; DBT, dialectical-behavioral therapy; GED, general education diploma; SD, standard deviation.