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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Effectiveness of dialectic behavioral therapy in routine outpatient care: the Berlin Borderline Study

 

Completer

n= 47

 

M

SD

Age

30.1

8.1

      male

30.8

7.1

      female

30.0

8.3

 

n

%

Gender

 

      male

4

8.5

      female

43

91.5

Education

 

      No formal education

1

2.1

      9 years

4

8.5

      10 years

28

59.6

      High-school

14

29.8

Family status

 

      Single

18

38.3

      Married or in a steady relationship

29

61.7

Occupational status

 

      Retired due to medical reasons

9

19.1

      unemployed

21

44.7

      student

8

17.0

      Working/employed

9

19.1

Any psychotropic medication

33

70.2

      Antidepressants

25

53.2

      Neuroleptics

13

27.7

      Benzodiazepines

4

8.5

      Other psychotropic medication

24

51.1

Comorbid disorders (current)

  

      Any depressive disorder

18

38.3

      Panic disorder w agrophobia

7

14.9

      Social phobia

11

23.4

      Obsessive compulsive disorder

3

6.4

      PTSD

17

36.2

      Other anxiety disorder

11

23.4

      Any anxiety disorder

29

61.7

      Eating disorder

17

36.3

      Substance abuse

12

25.5

      Any Axis-I disorder

43

91.5

      Other personality disorder

32

68.1