Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Age	Mean: 45 years (±16 SD; Min-Max: 18–78)
Sex	Female	61% (38/62)
	Male	39% (24/62)
Diagnoses (ICD-10)	F0 Organic mental disorders	3% (2/62)
	F2 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders	35% (22/62)
	F3 Mood disorders	42% (26/62)
	F4 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders	10% (6/62)
	F6 Disorders of adult personality and behavior	10% (6/62)
Duration of illness	Mean: 13 years (±11 SD; Min-Max: 0–45)
Total amount of stays in hospital	Mean: 7 (±8 SD; Min-Max: 1–43)
Type of ward	Open ward	65% (40/62)
	Closed ward	35% (22/62)